probate

IPA: prˈoʊbeɪt

(law) The legal process of verifying the legality of a will.
(law) A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will.
(obsolete) Proof.
Clipping of probate court. [(law) A court, sometimes called "Orphans' Court" (tribunal) whose function is to administer estates (property of a decedent) and prove wills]

Examples of "probate" in Sentences

Nor can you get a jury trial in probate and child support cases.
The essence of probate is this: A dead person can’t transfer title to property.
After his wife died, his assets became tied up in probate and divorce proceedings.
* inheritance of jointly-owned real and personal property through the right of survivorship (which avoids the time and expense and taxes in probate);
He again lost, but during the campaign he complained to the Portland Evening Express that whenever he called the probate office, Mulkern was "never there."
There is in every county a probate court held by a _judge of probate_, whose duties relate to the proving of wills and the settling of the estates of persons deceased.
If anything, as the formal court system developed, women's petitioning on the southern Avalon dwindled away, except in probate and administration matters, which surged in the 1820s, 30s, and 40s.
A revocable living trust can help you manage your assets during your lifetime -- and then bypass the sometimes expensive and time-consuming process of settling your estate, known as probate, after your death.
And what this document basically showed was that Armand Hammer had secret bank accounts in Switzerland in which he was paying his different families and mistresses out of and that he had a will that never showed up in his probate, which is one -- you know, I mentioned before that Hilary Gibson got a very nice settlement.