Probate Validity Proving Judicial Genuine Verb Valid Pro·Bate

pro·bate

I

\\ˈprō-ˌbāt, Britain also -bit\\ noun1.
  a. the action or process of proving before a competent judicial authority that a document offered for official recognition and registration as the last will and testament of a deceased person is genuine
  b. the judicial determination of the validity of a will
2. the officially authenticated copy of a probated will

II

\\-ˌbāt\\ transitive verb
(pro·bat·ed ; pro·bat·ing) 1. to establish (a will) by probate as genuine and valid
2. to put (a convicted offender) on probation

probate
  probate (n.) "official proving of a will," 1463, from L. probatum "a thing proved," neut. of probatus, pp. of probare "to try, test, prove" (see prove). The verb is recorded from 1792.

probate
pro·bate / 5prEubeit; NAmE 5prou- / noun [U]
   (law 律) the official process of proving that a

will

(= a legal document that says what is to happen to a person's property when they die) is valid
   遗嘱认证；遗嘱检验verb [VN]
   (NAmE) (law 律) to prove that a

will

is valid
   核实(或检验)遗嘱

Search result show the entry is found in: , or , or , or , or

---

pro·bate
I. \ˈprōˌbāt, usu -ād.+V; chiefly Brit -_bit\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English probat, from Latin probatum, neuter of probatus, past participle of probare to try, test, approve, prove — more at
1.
 a. : the action or process of proving before a competent judicial officer or tribunal that a document offered for official recognition and registration as the last will and testament of a deceased person is genuine — compare 2,
 b. : the judicial determination of the validity of a will; specifically : the establishment of the prima facie validity of a will both as to manner and form of execution and as to the testator's capacity although not the validity of its provisions and also the authorization of an executor or a testamentary trustee to act
 c. : the right or jurisdiction of hearing and determining questions or issues arising in matters concerning the probate of wills or the administration of decedents' estates
2. : the officially authenticated copy of a will that together with a certificate of its having been proved is usually delivered to the executor or administrator
3. archaic : something that proves : a piece of evidence : , ,
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1.
 a. : to make probate of (an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of a person) : establish (a will) by probate as genuine and valid
 b. : to grant probate of (a will) : determine judicially the validity of

2. : to put (a convicted offender) on probation