probate

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	proof, substantiation, validation,
definition	:	the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something (noun.act)

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

hypernym	:	certificate, certification, credential, credentials,
definition	:	a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts (noun.communication)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

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

hypernym	:	formalise, formalize, validate,
definition	:	declare or make legally valid (verb.social)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

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

hypernym	:	defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table,
definition	:	hold back to a later time (verb.stative)

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

derivation	:	probate, probate,
definition	:	establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents) (verb.social)

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

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

derivation	:	probate, probate will,
definition	:	a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate (noun.communication)

derivation	:	probative, probatory,
definition	:	tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation (adj.all)

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

derivation	:	probation,
definition	:	(law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court (noun.act)

derivation	:	probation,
definition	:	a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself (noun.time)

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

derivation	:	probate, probate,
definition	:	establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents) (verb.social)

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

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

derivation	:	probate, probate will,
definition	:	a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate (noun.communication)

derivation	:	probative, probatory,
definition	:	tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation (adj.all)

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

derivation	:	probation,
definition	:	(law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court (noun.act)

derivation	:	probation,
definition	:	a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself (noun.time)