probate

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probate (enc)

Noun	1.	probate - a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate probate will certificate, credential, credentials, certification - a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	probate - the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements validation, substantiation, proof - the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
Verb	1.	probate - put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence postpone, prorogue, put off, defer, set back, shelve, table, put over, remit, hold over - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
	2.	probate - establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents) jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" validate, formalise, formalize - declare or make legally valid

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