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