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Definition of PROBATES
Pronunciation : PROBATES

noun : PROBATES

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 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 ;

verb : PROBATES

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 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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