probative value

collocation in English

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probatory
adjective
uk
/ˈprəʊ.bə.tər.i/us
/ˈproʊ.bə.tɔːr.i/
used for proving, showing, or ...
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value
noun
uk
/ˈvæl.juː/us
/ˈvæl.juː/
the amount of money that can be received ...
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(Definition ofprobatoryandvaluefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It could mean that theprobativevalueof the evidence in question was unchanged by the examination, though that seems highly implausible.
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Theprobativevalueof fingerprint identification still could not be vouched for by statistics.
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Alternatively, it might simply mean that the evidence in question, even in light of such critical examination, still has nontrivialprobativevalue.
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They would have little or noprobativevalue.
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Admissibility andprobativevalueare likely to depend instead on relevant features of the particular case in which the evidence is offered.
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Theprobativevalueof the signature will be tested by evidence in the usual forensic way.
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There will be a discretion to exclude evidence of bad character if its prejudicial effect exceeds itsprobativevalue.
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It effectively destroyed the balance between prejudicial effect andprobativevalue.
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A judge would take into account the prejudicial effect of such evidence and decide whether it outweighed itsprobativevalue.
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At paragraph(c)we get reference to: "the gravity of the offence charged"or"theprobativevalueof the evidence".
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Theprobativevalueof that evidence may be such that no sensible, reasonable man would think of excluding it, however improperly it were obtained.
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Paragraph (f) provides that the evidence is admissible if "it has substantialprobativevalue"in an issue"between the defendant and a co-defendant".
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Do highprobativevalueand a grave offence suggest inclusion, or exclusion?
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He can take into account itsprobativevalue.
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Therefore, with regard to the "similar behaviour" statement, we should make quite sure that any evidence being admitted hasprobativevalue.
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This material will have no material, evidential orprobativevalue.
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However, there should be something to increaseprobativevaluebefore the conviction can be admitted in evidence.
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Itsprobativevaluedemonstrably justifies the prejudice that would be occasioned to the defendant.
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Of whatprobativevalueis a confession if it was made for some reason other than its truth?
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Those technical advances can bring forward compelling evidence ofprobativevaluethat could not have been adduced when the double jeopardy rule was first established.
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