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probate
[proh-beyt]
noun
Law.the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
an officially certified copy of a will so proved.
adjective
of or relating to probate or a probate court.
verb (used with object)
to establish the authenticity or validity of (a will).
Law.to put (an offender) on probation.
probate
/ -beɪt, ˈprəʊbɪt /
noun
the act or process of officially proving the authenticity and validity of a will
the official certificate stating a will to be genuine and conferring on the executors power to administer the estate
the probate copy of a will
(in the US) all matters within the jurisdiction of a probate court
(modifier) of, relating to, or concerned with probate
probate value
a probate court
verb
(tr) to establish officially the authenticity and validity of (a will)
Other Word Forms
- unprobated adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of probate1
Example Sentences
Tweedy and Bray will have limited authority over the estate and cannot distribute any money, the BBC reported after reviewing probate documents.
Transfer-on-death options avoid probate, the court process that otherwise follows death, but creditors can still go after the property that’s been transferred.
Answer: Technically, an executor is a person who settles an estate through probate court.
"The estate will actually be probated in accordance with intestate succession laws and the children would be lawfully next in line to inherit," he said.
Conservative media titan Rupert Murdoch cannot change his family trust and give control to his son Lachlan after his death, according to a Nevada probate commissioner ruling.
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