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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation;
- Example: "evidence should only be excluded if its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect"
[syn: probative, probatory]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Probatory \Pro"ba*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. probatoire.]
   1. Serving for trial; probationary. --Abp. Bramhall.
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   2. Pertaining to, or serving for, proof. --Jer. Taylor.
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   Probatory term (Law), a time for taking testimony.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

probatory
    adj 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" [syn: probative, probatory]