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Ajedrez Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

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Hi

Can you please explain the meaning of 'probate' ?

In the story, a man is talking about 'revocable living trust'. And the girl says that she does not know what it means. And he says:
"It was set up to avoid probate."
  

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Hello, ajedrez—and welcome to English Forums. probate: the process of proving that a will (=a document with the details of who gets your property when you die) can be accepted as legally correct.

  • Hello, ajedrez—and welcome to English Forums.
  • probate: the process of proving that a will (=a document with the details of who gets your property when you die) can be accepted as legally correct.
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Hello, ajedrez—and welcome to English Forums.

probate: the process of proving that a will (=a document with the details of who gets your property when you die) can be accepted as legally correct.
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Thank you very much Emotion: smile

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