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PROBATE

Definition:

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