probatorio

probative

adjective proh-bah-TOH-ryoh Rare

Origin: Latin probatorius

Also means

evidentiary

Usage Note

Probatorio is a legal term meaning relating to or constituting evidence — valore probatorio is the probative value of evidence in court. It is formal and restricted almost entirely to legal and judicial Italian. It agrees in gender and number: probatoria, probatori, probatorie.

Examples

"Il documento ha scarso valore probatorio."

Natural Translation

The document has little probative value.

Literal Translation

The document has scarce value probative.

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