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probate
probate pro‧bate [ˈprəʊbeɪt, -bt ǁ ˈproʊbeɪt] noun [uncountable]
LAW the process used to establish that a will (= a statement saying who you want to have your money and property when you die) has been properly made out, according to the law:

• All joint-owned property goes to the named beneficiaries without passing through probate.

— probate adjective :

• a probate court

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probate UK US /ˈprəʊbeɪt/ noun [U] LAW
the process of managing the property, money, etc. of someone who has died and giving it to the beneficiaries (= people who should receive it): »

Unlike a will, a living trust generally does not have to go through probate.

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Statewide, 11,605 probate cases were filed last year, three-fourths of them involving estates where no will was left.

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grant/obtain probate

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a probate court/judge/lawyer

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probate UK US /ˈprəʊbeɪt/ US  /ˈproʊ-/ verb [T] LAW
in the US, to go to court to receive the authority to manage the property, money, etc. of someone who has died and give it to the beneficiaries: »

probate a will/an estate


Financial and business terms. 2012.