Probative
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In the law of the evidence. Having the effect of proof.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In the law of evidence. Having the effect of proof; tending to prove or actually proving.
— Probative fact. In the law of evidence. A fact which actually has the effect of proving a fact sought; an evidentiary fact. 1 Benth. Ev. 18.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
Having the effect of proof. Probative fact: a fact which has the effect of proving a fact sought to be proved.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
Tending to prove: as, probative evidence, the probative force of a presumption.