1. (noun) a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate

• probate will

1. (noun) a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate

• certificate
• certification
• credential
• credentials

2. (noun) the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements

• proof
• substantiation
• validation

3. (verb) put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

• defer
• hold over
• postpone
• prorogue
• put off
• put over
• remit
• set back
• shelve
• table

4. (verb) establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)

• formalise
• formalize
• validate

1. (noun) a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate

• jurisprudence
• law

2. (verb) establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)

• jurisprudence
• law

1. (verb) put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

• probation
• probation

2. (verb) establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)

• probate will
• probative
• probatory