Dictionary definition for: Probate
1. (n) a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
2. (v) put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence
3. (n) the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
4. (v) establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)
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