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Definition of Probatory
1. Adjective. 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"
Definition of Probatory
1. a. Serving for trial; probationary.
Definition of Probatory
1. Adjective. Serving for trial; probationary. ¹
2. Adjective. Relating to, or serving for, proof. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Probatory
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Probatory
Literary usage of Probatory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Forms of Ecclesiastical Law: Or, The Mode of Conducting Suits in the by Thomas Oughton, James Thomas Law (1831)
"The proctor of the defendant should therefore beware not to accept the term
probatory of his adversary for the purpose of protracting the suit, ..."
2. The Acts of the High Commission Court Within the Diocese of Durham by William Hylton Dyer Longstaffe (1858)
"... probatory prorogued. Oct. 23. Alledged by Mr. Sisson proctor for the curat
that it would have beene too great charges to the poore ..."
3. Cases Selected from Those Heard and Determined in the Vice-admiralty Court by Québec (Province). Vice-Admiralty Court (1858)
"Probatory terms are in general peremptory, but may be restored ... Upon the libel
being admitted, a probatory term was assigned on the 9th instant for the ..."
4. A Practical Arrangement of Ecclesiastical Law by Francis James Newman Rogers (1840)
"The prayer for publication may be made before the term probatory expires, if the
opposing party have not accepted the term probatory, and declared his ..."
5. Mercy and Judgment: A Few Last Words on Christian Eschatology, with by Frederic William Farrar (1881)
"... by almost all the Fathers of the Primitive Church, " that all men, being raised
up at the last day, should pass through a certain probatory fire ..."
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