Similar words: reprobate, probation, approbation, probationary, acrobat, probably, probable, improbable. Meaning: ['prəʊbeɪt] 
n. 1. a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate 2. the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements. v. 1. put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence 2. establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents).
n. 1. a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate 2. the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements. v. 1. put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence 2. establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents). 
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1 a judge of a probate court.
2 Before probate can be granted, all business assets have to be identified and valued.
3 Probate cases can go on for two years or more.
4 So too can wills and probate inventories.
5 Leffingwell even held probate court there.
6 Besides, until probate is granted,[www.Sentencedict.com] all is conjecture.
7 Clearly the objective of reducing the workload on probate courts by eliminating one class of contests is not without some legitimacy.
8 The investigation explores the possibility of using probate inventories to cast light on this and related questions.
9 The computer methodology for probate inventories has been further developed so that it can now handle large numbers of complete inventories.
10 Who gets the money could be complicated[sentencedict.com], say probate attorneys.
11 And don't tell me probate is not yet granted, for I know that too.
12 Conveyancing, divorce, probate and criminal matters concerning adults were all in this category.
13 The probate clerk sets up an index of all wills deposited.
14 Probate: Use probate law and procedures.
15 Probate courts handle family financial situations following a death.
16 In 1857 its functions were transferred to the Court of Probate.
17 This was repealed in 1971 and chargeable assets in a deceased's estate pass to the heirs at probate value.
18 Banks, building societies and insurance companies will be able to apply for probate if they have a proper complaints handling scheme.
19 Miss Roybal-Allard originally wanted the ban to apply only to divorce, probate and child-custody cases.
20 Solicitors will lose their monopoly on applying for grants of probate to deal with wills.
21 The deputy judge refused to admit the document to probate.
22 All you can do is wait until your stepfather gets the will admitted to probate.
23 It also aims to create a computer database of the great variety of information contained in probate accounts.
24 It offers a range of services in addition to stockbroking, including personal financial planning and valuations for probate or tax purposes.
25 Prerogative Office, ecclesiastical court in which wills were proved and probate granted.
26 The court reversed the judgment in the partition action and remanded it to the probate court with directions.
27 Estate planning is usually also offered to allow clients to structure their affairs so as to minimise inheritance taxes and probate costs.
28 A pretrial conference is set for May 9 before a probate judge.
29 But the life of a small-town solicitor, absorbed by matters of conveyancing and probate, settled on Henry Beard an even greater tranquillity.
30 How will you preserve your assets from estate taxes and probate fees?
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