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probate

/ˈprəʊ.beɪt/

2 entries

noun

/ˈprəʊ.beɪt/C1formallegal
  • ruЮридическая процедура или свидетельство, подтверждающее действительность завещания и предоставляющее исполнителям полномочия управлять наследством умершего.

A legal process or certificate that confirms the validity of a will and grants executors the authority to manage the deceased's estate.

  1. Judicial certificate for a willC1formallegal

    A legal document issued by a court that confirms a will is authentic and grants the executors authority to manage the deceased person's estate.

    ruСудебное свидетельство о завещании

    • The executor filed the will with the court to obtain probate.
    • Without probate, the estate cannot be legally distributed.
    • The judge granted probate after verifying the will's signatures.

    Synonymsletters testamentary

  2. Process of proving a willC1formallegal

    The official legal procedure of demonstrating that a document claiming to be a will was properly signed and executed according to the law.

    ruЗавещательное производство

    • Probate involves verifying witnesses and the testator's signature.
    • The lawyer handled all the paperwork for the probate process.
    • They contested the will during the probate hearing.
Forms
  • probates plural form
  • probates' possessive plural form
  • probate's possessive singular form

verb

/ˈproʊ.beɪt/C1formal
  • ruУстанавливать действительность завещания или управлять имуществом умершего через юридический процесс.

A verb meaning to establish the validity of a will or to administer the estate of a deceased person through a legal process.

  1. Place on probationC1formallegal

    To put a convicted person under supervision instead of sending them to prison, by suspending their sentence.

    ruУсловно осудить

    • The judge decided to probate the first-time offender.
    • He was probated for two years after the minor theft.
    • The court probated the defendant, allowing him to remain in the community.

    Antonymsconfinedetainimprisonincarceratejailsentence

  2. Validate a willC1formallegal

    To establish the legal validity of a will or other legal document through an official process.

    ruУтвердить завещание

    • The lawyer will probate the will in the county court.
    • The document must be probated before the estate can be distributed.
    • They hired an attorney to probate the deceased's final testament.

    Synonymsauthenticatecertifyconfirmprovevalidate

Forms
  • probated past participle
  • probated past simple
  • probating present participle
  • probates third person singular