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| 1. | [ noun ] (law,writing) a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate | |
| Synonyms: | probate_will | |
| Related terms: | certificate law | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (law) establish the legal validity of; as of a will, etc. | |
| Related terms: | validate law | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (law) put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence | |
| Related terms: | postpone probation | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (law) the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements | |
| Related terms: | validation | |
| Similar spelling: |
probative private privates Prevatte probation privatize privatise privately privateer probity Prevatt proofed Previte privation prefatory |
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