PROBATIVE

probative (proh-b<<schwa>>-tiv), adj. Tending to prove or disprove. • Courts can exclude relevant evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice. Fed. R. Evid. 403. [Cases: Evidence 99, 146. C.J.S. Evidence §§ 2–5, 197–200, 204, 206, 764.] — probativeness, probativity,n.

[Blacks Law 8th]