See also: prob and Prob.

English edit

Noun edit

prob.

  1. (law) Abbreviation of probable.

Usage notes edit

This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in case citations. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Explanatory Phrases", Table T8, p. 434-435.

Adverb edit

prob.

  1. Abbreviation of probably.