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Probate
01
the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
02
a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
to probate
01
establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)
02
put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence
Example
The attorney filed the necessary paperwork to initiate the probate process.
