单词 | probate |
释义 | probate From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Death Lawprobatepro‧bate1 /ˈprəʊbeɪt, -bət $ ˈproʊbeɪt/ noun [uncountable]lawSCLMX the legal process of deciding that someone’s will has been properly madeExamples from the Corpusprobate• Prerogative Office, ecclesiastical court in which wills were proved and probate granted.• Miss Roybal-Allard originally wanted the ban to apply only to divorce, probate and child-custody cases.• Banks, building societies and insurance companies will be able to apply for probate if they have a proper complaints handling scheme.• Leffingwell even held probate court there.• Clearly the objective of reducing the workload on probate courts by eliminating one class of contests is not without some legitimacy.• Who gets the money could be complicated, say probate attorneys.• The probate clerk sets up an index of all wills deposited.• Besides, until probate is granted, all is conjecture. , Death Lawprobateprobate2 verb [transitive]American English lawSCLMX to prove that a will is legal→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusprobate• All you can do is wait until your stepfather gets the will admitted to probate.• The deputy judge refused to admit the document to probate.From Longman Business Dictionaryprobatepro‧bate /ˈprəʊbeɪt, -bətˈproʊbeɪt/ noun [uncountable] LAW the process used to establish that a WILL (=a statement saying who you want to have your money and property when you die) has been properly made out, according to the lawAll joint-owned property goes to the named beneficiaries without passing through probate. —probate adjectivea probate courtOrigin probate1 (1300-1400) Latin probatum, from the past participle of probare; → PROBE2 |
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