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probate

[ proh-beyt ]

noun

  1. Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
  2. an officially certified copy of a will so proved.


adjective

  1. of or relating to probate or a probate court.

verb (used with object)

probated, probating.
  1. to establish the authenticity or validity of (a will).
  2. Law. to put (an offender) on probation.

probate

/ -beɪt; ˈprəʊbɪt /

noun

  1. the act or process of officially proving the authenticity and validity of a will
    1. the official certificate stating a will to be genuine and conferring on the executors power to administer the estate
    2. the probate copy of a will
  2. (in the US) all matters within the jurisdiction of a probate court
  3. modifier of, relating to, or concerned with probate

    a probate court

    probate value

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to establish officially the authenticity and validity of (a will)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of probate1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English probat, from Latin Dzٳܳ “a thing approved,” noun use of neuter past participle of Dz “to examine, test”; prove
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of probate1

C15: from Latin Dz to inspect
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Example Sentences

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Answer: Technically, an executor is a person who settles an estate through probate court.

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"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.

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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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The Murdoch family’s legal battle played out in probate court in Nevada, where the trust was formed.

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Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to give control of his media empire to his son Lachlan was rejected by a Nevada probate commissioner this week.

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