probate will
- noun
- /ˈproʊbeɪt wɪl/
- Formal
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testamento de sucesión
Examples
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In Illinois, probate will probably be required where the deceased person owned real estate or had personal property valued at more than $100,000.
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The probate will confirmed the distribution of assets according to the deceased's wishes.
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After the funeral, the family submitted the probate will to the court for validation.
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To settle the estate, the executor filed the probate will with the local courthouse.
Synonyms
An official court paper that lets a person carry out someone's will
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally related to the constituents: 'probate' (the court process of proving wills) modifies 'will', so a learner who knows both words can infer this refers to a will that has been dealt with by probate or confirmed by a court. However, the exact technical sense (an official certificate issued by the court) is legal jargon and may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner, so the transparency is partial.
Etymology
The noun probate will comes from the idea of a court 'proving' a person's will; probate is the 'prove' part and the will is the dead person's 'wishes' for their money and things. When the court 'proved' the document it gave an official paper that lets the person in charge carry out those wishes, so today probate will means that official paper that makes the will legal.
