probate
/ˈproʊbeɪt/
noun
- The official legal process of proving that a person's will is valid and then managing their property after they die.
- They avoided probate by setting up a living trust for their assets.
- After her grandfather died, the family had to go through probate to divide his belongings.
- The lawyer explained that probate can take several months to complete.
verb
- To prove that a will is legally valid in a court of law.
- A judge will probate the document after checking the signatures and witnesses.
- They hired an attorney to help probate their aunt's will.
- The executor must probate the will within 30 days of the person's death.