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Webster 1913 Edition
Probative
Pro′ba-tive
,Adj.
[L.
probativus
: cf. F. probatif
.] Serving for trial or proof; probationary;
as,
probative
judgments; probative
evidence. South.
Webster 1828 Edition
Probative
PRO'BATIVE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
probative
probative
English
Adjective
probative (comparative more probative, superlative most probative)
- (law) Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation.
- 2003, Edith Grossman (translator), Gabriel García Márquez (author), Living to Tell the Tale, chapter 2:
- My grandfather in person organized the file with a surfeit of sworn testimonies and probative documents […]
- 2003, Edith Grossman (translator), Gabriel García Márquez (author), Living to Tell the Tale, chapter 2:
Translations
tending to prove a particular proposition