the act of causing something to happen
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Probable cause
(law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure; "a magistrate determined that there was probable cause to search the house"
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the act of causing something to happen
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Philosophy of science.using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Philosophy of science.using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Philosophy of science.that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology, Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Sources and evidence, Philosophy of science.your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology, Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Sources and evidence, Philosophy of science.any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology, Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Sources and evidence, Philosophy of science.your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology, Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Sources and evidence, Philosophy of science.act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep"
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Philosophy of science.act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep"
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Philosophy of science.an act that sets in motion some course of events
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Philosophy of science.causing something without any direct or apparent effort
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Philosophy of science.an act that sets in motion some course of events
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Philosophy of science.the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology, Philosophy, History, Historical methods, Sources and evidence, Philosophy of science.the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.
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The doctrine that the existence of a personal Deity, an unseen world, etc., can be neither proved nor disproved, because of the necess…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, sufficient, warrant, arrest, search.a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidenc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, sufficient, warrant, arrest, search.To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, sufficient, warrant, arrest, search.The arrest of a person, or the seizure of his effects; esp., a process by which money or movables in the possession of a third party a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, sufficient, warrant, arrest, search.An arrest; a legal seizure.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, sufficient, warrant, arrest, search.To take by legal authority: (a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, sufficient, warrant, arrest, search.To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; as, the pl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, sufficient, warrant, arrest, search.That phase of the doctrine of utilitarianism taught by Jeremy Bentham; the doctrine that the morality of actions is estimated and dete…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, sufficient, warrant, arrest, search.a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, sufficient, warrant, arrest, search.An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, sufficient, warrant, arrest, search.To provide strong enough evidence to treat something as confirmed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, sufficient, warrant, arrest, search.The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he utters; firm and ear…
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