probative
/probative/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Serving to test or try; exploratory: "Probative" can describe something designed to test or investigate.
- Having the quality or function of proving or demonstrating; affording proof or evidence: In legal and formal contexts, "probative" specifically refers to something that tends to prove or establish the truth of an allegation or proposition.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The judge ruled that the new document was highly probative and should be admitted as evidence.
- The experiment's probative phase was designed to test the core hypothesis.
- The probative value of the witness's testimony was questioned by the defense.
Advanced Usage
- "Probative value": A common legal term referring to the degree to which evidence tends to prove a fact that is of consequence to the case.
- The court must weigh the probative value of the evidence against its potential to cause unfair prejudice.
- "Probative fact": A fact that serves as evidence to prove another fact.
- The defendant's fingerprints on the weapon were a probative fact in establishing his presence at the scene.
Variants and Related Words
- Probation (n): A period of testing or trial, often for a new employee or an offender under supervision.
- He was hired on a six-month probation.
- Probatory (adj): A less common synonym for "probative," meaning serving to test or prove.
- The probatory documents were submitted for review.
Synonyms
- Evidential: Pertaining to or serving as evidence.
- Confirmatory: Serving to confirm or verify.
- Demonstrative: Serving to demonstrate or show clearly.
Antonyms
- Irrelevant: Not connected with or relevant to something.
- Prejudicial: Causing harm or disadvantage, especially in a legal context by unfairly influencing a decision without proving a fact.
Adjective
- tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation
- evidence should only be excluded if its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect