probate
noun [U] /ˈprəʊ.beɪt/
/ˈproʊ-/ Definition
› legal the legal process of deciding if a person's will has been made correctly and if the information it contains is correct: Before probate can be granted, all business assets have to be identified and valued.Inheriting and bequeathing › Australian English legal a tax paid on money or property you have received from someone who has died → Compare inheritance taxCourt cases, orders and decisions
(Definition of probate noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- advance directive noun
- assign verb (GIVE LEGALLY)
- beneficiary noun
- bequeath verb
- bequest noun
- codicil noun
- cut verb (REMOVE)
- heir apparent noun
- heir noun
- heiress noun
- heirloom noun
- inheritor noun
- leave verb (AFTER DEATH)
- legacy noun
- primogeniture noun
- probate verb
- residue noun
- settle sth on sb phrasal verb
- settle your affairs idiom
- transfer verb
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