probate
51probate law — In common understanding, as distinct and clearly defined a branch of the law as is criminal law or corporation law; in popular signification including all matters of which probate courts generally have jurisdiction, among which are estates of… …
52probate of will — See caveat; probate …
53probate sale — A sale, such as an executor s or administrator s sale, had under order of court in a proceeding in probate …
54probate tax — See probate duty; estate tax …
55probate bond — noun : a bond legally required to be given to a probate court or judge by an administrator, executor, guardian, or other fiduciary to secure the faithful performance of his duties …
56probate — 1. noun a) The legal process of verifying the legality of a will. b) A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will. 2. verb To establish the legality of (a will). See Also …
57probate — Synonyms and related words: affirm, attest, attested copy, authenticate, back, back up, bear out, bequeathal, bequest, bolster, buttress, certify, circumstantiate, codicil, confirm, corroborate, devise, document, fortify, inheritance, legacy,… …
58probate — pro|bate [ prou,beıt ] noun uncount LEGAL the process of proving that a WILL (=a document with the details of who gets your property when you die) can be accepted as legally correct ╾ pro|bate verb transitive …
59probate — pro·bate || prəʊbeɪt n. official certification of the validity of a last will and testament v. validate a last will and testament; put on probation, grant a conditional release from jail …
60probate — noun the official proving of a will. ↘a verified copy of a will with a certificate as handed to the executors. verb N. Amer. establish the validity of (a will). Origin ME: from L. probatum something proved , neut. past participle of probare to… …
