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to probate

to probate

1 9.2
To prove in court that a will is valid
  • verb
  • /ˈproʊbeɪt/
  • Formal
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  • One should not attempt to probate an estate without the help of a qualified Naperville estate planning attorney.
  • probate the will
  • probate the estate
  • probate court

So his estate couldn't be probated, his life insurance couldn't pay and Social Security wouldn't pay.

Examples

  • Most of Herr Grillparzer's estate has been probated in the capital, but I have summoned you here as local executor for a fairly unusual bequest.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • So Jaci Ensminger took the case to probate court.

    Blog text (7)

  • In South Carolina, family members have 10 years to probate the will of a deceased person.

    Academic text (2011)

  • We should turn first, however, to probate inventories to see what we can learn.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Yes, I'm wondering how long it'll take to probate the will too.

    The Black Cat (1941)

  • And so if you leave a will, the will is probated, meaning that the probate court enforces the will.

  • The estate's going to have to be probated, which means eventually Father will have to be declared legally dead.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Anyway, he's finally getting the will probated.

    The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (1966)

  • He owned this apartment until he died and left it to me in his will, which was just probated.

    My Old Lady (2014)

  • To probate a will, you must submit it along with a formal petition to the local court.

Compounds

probate court
  • Formal
4 7.6

A court that checks wills and manages a person's property after death

probate will
  • Formal
8.1

A court paper that confirms a dead person's wishes and lets named people manage their money and things

Surface Forms

probate infinitive
probated past
probated past participle
probating present participle
probates third person singular

Etymology

Probate comes from the Latin probare, which means 'to test' or 'to prove', and is like the English verb prove. To probate a will is to have a court 'prove' that the will is real and valid.