noun
- plural of probate; legal processes of validating wills and administering estates
Usage: legal
verb
- third person singular present of probate; validates a will in court
Usage: legal
Examples
- The lawyer handles several probates each month.
- Multiple probates were pending in the county court.
- The judge probates wills every Tuesday morning.
- She probates estates for wealthy families.
- The court probates the will after reviewing all documents.
- Complex probates can take months to complete.