Look up: probate

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   probate
   [n] - a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate 2. [n] - the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements 3. [v] - put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence 4. [v] - establish the legal validity of
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   Probate
   legal proof that a will is valid so that authority can be given to the executors to deal with the estate.
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   probate
   (See grant of representation)
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   Probate
   The legal procedure by which a will is authenticated and which confirms the authority of the... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/probate.htm?id=1170&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of probate'>more</a>
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   probate
   Formal proof of a will. In the UK, if a will's validity is unquestioned, it is proven in `common form`; the executor, in the absence of other interested parties, obtains at a probate registry a...
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   Probate
   The legal recognition of the validity of a will.
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   Probate
   The legal recognition of the validity of a will
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   Probate
   When a person dies having left a will, a grant of probate is often needed as official proof of the identity and appointment of the executors (see ‘executors')
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   Probate
   Is the process of establishing the validity of a will before a duly authorized court or person.
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    Probate
    Pro'bate noun [ From Latin probatus , past participle of probare to prove. See Prove .] 1. Proof. [ Obsolete] Skelton. 2. (Law) (a) Official proof; especially, the proof before a competent officer or tribunal that an instrument offered, purporting to be the last will and testament of a person deceased, is indeed his lawful act; the copy of ...
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    Probate
    Pro'bate adjective Of or belonging to a probate, or court of probate; as, a probate record. Probate Court , or Court of Probate , a court for the probate of wills. -- Probate duty , a government tax on property passing by will. [ Eng.]
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    Probate
    Pro'bate transitive verb To obtain the official approval of, as of an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament; as, the executor has probated the will.
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    probate
    probate will noun a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
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    probate
    noun the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
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    Probate
    `Probate` is the legal process of settling the estate of a deceased person, specifically resolving all claims and distributing the decedent's property.
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    Probate
    • (a.) Of or belonging to a probate, or court of probate; as, a probate record. • (v. t.) To obtain the official approval of, as of an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament; as, the executor has probated the will. • (n.) Official proof; especially, the proof before a competent officer or tribunal that an instrument ...
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    probate
    in Anglo-American law, the judicial proceedings by which it is determined whether or not a paper purporting to be the last will of a deceased person ... [1 related articles]
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    probate
    probate 1. The act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements. 2. A judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate. 3. To establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents).
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    Probate
    The procedure in each state required to validate a will.
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    Probate
    The legal process which facilitates the transfer of a deceased person's property whether they leave a will or don't leave any will. The court establishes the authenticity of the will (if any), appoints a personal representative or administrator, identifies heirs and creditors, directs payment of debts and taxes, and oversees distributions of the assets according to the will or state law in the a...
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    probate
    probate (prō'bāt) , in law, the certification by a court that a will is valid. Probate, which is governed by various statutes in the several states of the United States, is required before the will can take effect. The procedure requires that notification of a hearing be given to all...
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