RhymeZone: probate definitions

Definitions of probate:

noun: the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
noun: a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
verb: establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)
verb: put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

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See probate used in context: 1 poetry verse, 7 definitions