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Probability

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Likelihood; consonance to reason; for sample, there is a strong probability that a man of good moral character, and who has heretofore been remark, able for truth, will, when examined as a witness under oath, tell the truth; and, on the contrary, that a man who has been guilty of perjury will not under the same circumstances, tell the truth. The former will therefore be entitled to credit, while the latter will not. It is not as strong an expression as "proof." "Demonstration produces certain

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Likelihood; appearance or resemblance of truth. See 130 Cal. 1, 62 Pac. 297.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Likelihood; consonance to reason; for example, there is a strong probability that a man of good moral character, and who has heretofore been remarkable for truth, will, when examined as a witness under oath, tell the truth; and, on the contrary, that a man who has been guilty of perjury will not, under the same circumstances, tell the truth: the former j will, therefore, be entitled to credit, while the latter will not j

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Likelihood; appearance of truth; verisimilitude. The likelihood of a proposition or hypothesis being true, from its conformity to reason or experience or from superior evidence or arguments adduced in its favor. People v. O'Brien, 130 Cal. 1, 62 Pac. 207; Shaw v. Sinte, 125 Ala. 80. 28 South. 390; State v. Jones, 64 Iowa, 349, 17 N. W. 911, 20 N. W. 470.