Probate - Definition

n 1: a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and
conferring on the executors the power to administer the
estate [syn: probate, probate will]
2: the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will
was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
v 1: put a convicted person on probation by suspending his
sentence
2: establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)