- probative weight
- influence of evidence on the decision of judging legal instances
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
probative weight
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probative — pro·ba·tive / prō bə tiv/ adj 1: serving or tending to prove evidence of the use of an alias by a defendant is often probative of nothing Case & Comment compare prejudicial 2: of or relating to proof … Law dictionary
probative value — n. The quality or level of proof offered by a particular piece of evidence. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. probative value The term us … Law dictionary
weight of evidence — n. The preponderance of the evidence; the side of the case that has more evidence supporting it. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. weight of evidence … Law dictionary
probative value — The weight as evidence of evidentiary facts. Wilson v Haughton (Ky) 266 SW2d 115, 41 ALR2d 950. See weight of evidence … Ballentine's law dictionary
weight of evidence — The effect of evidence as proof; the probative force of evidence. 30 Am J2d Ev § 1080 … Ballentine's law dictionary
proof — /proohf/, n. 1. evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth. 2. anything serving as such evidence: What proof do you have? 3. the act of testing or making trial of anything; test; trial: to put a thing to… … Universalium
immaterial — Not material, essential, or necessary; not important or pertinent; not decisive; of no substantial consequence; without weight; of no material significance. See also impertinence irrelevancy irrelevant allegation Compare material; material fact;… … Black's law dictionary
immaterial — Not material, essential, or necessary; not important or pertinent; not decisive; of no substantial consequence; without weight; of no material significance. See also impertinence irrelevancy irrelevant allegation Compare material; material fact;… … Black's law dictionary
proof — /pruf / (say proohf) noun 1. evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth. 2. anything serving as such evidence. 3. the act of testing or making trial of anything; test; a trial: to put a thing to the proof …
evidence — Any species of proof, or probative matter, legally presented at the trial of an issue, by the act of the parties and through the medium of witnesses, records, documents, exhibits, concrete objects, etc., for the purpose of inducing belief in the… … Black's law dictionary
