PROBATIO

probatio (pr<<schwa>>-bay-shee-oh). [Latin] Roman & civil law. Proof. plena probatio.See probatio plena.

probatio diabolica (pr<<schwa>>-bay-shee-oh dI-<<schwa>>-bol-i-k<<schwa>>). [Latin “devil’s proof”] Civil law. The (usu. difficult) proof of ownership of an immovable thing by tracing its title back to the sovereign.

probatio mortua (pr<<schwa>>-bay-shee-oh mor-choo-<<schwa>>). [Latin] Dead proof; proof by an inanimate object such as a deed or other instrument.

probatio plena (pr<<schwa>>-bay-shee-oh plee-n<<schwa>>). [Latin] Civil law. Full proof; proof by two witnesses or a public instrument. — Also termed plena probatio.

probatio probata (pr<<schwa>>-bay-shee-oh pr<<schwa>>-bay-t<<schwa>>). [Law Latin] A proven proof; evidence that could not be contradicted.

probatio prout de jure (pr<<schwa>>-bay-shee-oh proh-<<schwa>>t dee [or di] joor-ee). [Law Latin] A proof according to any of the legal modes of proof applicable to the circumstance.

probatio semiplena (pr<<schwa>>-bay-shee-oh sem-I-plee-n<<schwa>>). [Latin] Civil law. Half-full proof; half-proof; proof by one witness or a private instrument.

probatio viva (pr<<schwa>>-bay-shee-oh vI-v<<schwa>>). [Latin] Living proof; that is, proof by the mouth of a witness.

[Blacks Law 8th]