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'''Probable cause''' is a reasonable belief that a crime has or is being committed; per the [[fourteenth amendment]] in the [[Bill of Rights]], it is a requirement for all lawful searches, seizures, and arrests.<ref>{{cite web|work='LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY|url=http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/p089.htm|format=HTML|language=English|title=The 'Lectric Law Library's Lexicon On * Probable Cause *|accessdate=2007-09-30}}</ref>
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'''Probable cause''' is a reasonable belief that a crime has or is being committed; per the [[fourteenth amendment]] in the [[Bill of Rights]], it is a requirement for all lawful searches, seizures, and arrests.<ref>{{cite web|work='LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY|url=http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/p089.htm|language=English|title=The 'Lectric Law Library's Lexicon On * Probable Cause *|accessdate=2007-09-30}}</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 06:30, June 27, 2016

Probable cause is a reasonable belief that a crime has or is being committed; per the fourteenth amendment in the Bill of Rights, it is a requirement for all lawful searches, seizures, and arrests.[1]

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  1. ↑ The 'Lectric Law Library's Lexicon On * Probable Cause * (English). 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.