probate

Noun
  1. A judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate (synset 106556423)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: certificate, certification, credential, credentials - a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
    same as: probate will
  2. The act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements (synset 100155714)
    is a type of: proof, substantiation, validation - the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
Verb
  1. Put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence (synset 202649956)
    is a type of: defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table - hold back to a later time
  2. Establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents) (synset 202470720)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: formalise, formalize, validate - declare or make legally valid

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