Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
probatory

probatory

9.9
Likely to help prove a fact, especially in court
  • adjective
  • /ˈproʊbəˌtɔri/
  • Formal
translation icon : probatorio
  • The judge examined the probatory evidence before making a final decision on the case.

Examples

  • The lawyer presented probatory documents to support her client’s claims in court.

  • Witness testimonies serve as probatory material relevant to the ongoing investigation.

  • Though probatory and certainly inconclusive, the empirical evidence provides sufficient grounds for further study of the subject.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

evidentiary
vsprobatory
  • Formal
17 8.2

Relating to proof used in court

aims more at proving truth rather than only being evidence
probative
vsprobatory
  • Formal
9 9.9

Useful as evidence to prove a fact in court

tends to show truth rather than provide direct proof
corroborative
vsprobatory
4 8.0

Giving extra evidence that supports a statement or claim

is more about demonstrating truth itself than adding secondary support
testimonial
vsprobatory
  • Formal
1 6.7

Relating to a statement used as evidence in a case

covers a wider proving function beyond just witness based material
verificatory
vsprobatory
9.6

A thing that helps show that something is true or correct

focuses more on demonstrating a claim rather than just checking accuracy
substantiating
vsprobatory
  • Formal
7.1

Giving evidence that shows something is true

places more weight on proving truth than merely supplying support

Antonyms

unproven
28 4.9

Not shown to be true or to work

How Probative

conclusive
65 4.8
convincing
195 3.4
probatory
  • Formal
9.9
indicative
64 4.7
suggestive
18 5.2

Surface Forms

probatory positive

Morphology

probatory = probate (semi-transparent) = prob + probate + ory

Formally built with the stem prob- plus the adjectival suffix '-ory', but the root form is not a standalone modern English morpheme and the meaning is a technical legal sense.

Etymology

The word probatory comes from the Latin root probare, which means 'to test' or 'to prove', and it's the same root as the English word prove. So, probatory describes something, often in law, that helps 'to prove' a fact.