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probative

adjective/ˈprəʊbətɪv/

C1CEFR level
72/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

Tending to prove or disprove a fact in issue.

The photograph was highly probative and its prejudice did not outweigh that value.

Similar: evidential

Topic: Litigation in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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