What is the definition of probable cause in a criminal case? the most likely reason why a crime has been committed the reasonable belief that a suspect has committed a crime the formal accusation made at the end of a grand jury hearing the announcement that a defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt

the reasonable belief that a suspect has committed a crime

Explanation:

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The correct answer is: "the reasonable belief that a suspect has committed a crime".

The probable cause was implemented by the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution in order to limit the power of authorities and seeking to avoid unlawful search and seizures. The probable cause is the minimum standard required to consider that a person is a suspect, so that it becomes legal to perform a search in his/her domicile, for example. The authorities need to collect evidence if they want that a jury to accep that the probable cause is fulfilled, before they can act against a subject.