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probative

pro·ba·tive

US/ˈproʊ.bə.tɪv/ rare formal

adjective

1.

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”
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Origin

From Middle English probatiffe, from Old French probatif, from Latin probātīvus (“belonging to proof”), from Latin probare (“show, prove, demonstrate”) (See prove). Originally in terme probatiffe (“a period of time assigned for the proving of an allegation”). First attested in the mid-15th century.

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