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probate

pro·bate

UK/ˈpɹəʊbeɪt/ US/ˈpɹəʊbɪt/ uncommon obsolete
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate

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2.

the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements

verb

1.

put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

2.

establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)

Origin

From Middle English probate, from Latin probatus, past participle of probare (“to test, examine, judge of”); see probe, prove.

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