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
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