probate

Question

What does 'to grant/get/obtain probate' mean?

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

The verb probate, means to put on probation. It can apply to a student with failing grades, a criminal, or a new employee.

A sentence whereby a convict is released from confinement but is still under court supervision; a testing or a trial period. Probation can be given in lieu of a prison term or can suspend a prison sentence if the convict has consistently demonstrated good behavior.
The status of a convicted person who is given some freedom on the condition that for a specified period he or she act in a manner approved by a special officer to whom the person must report.
An initial period of employment during which a new, transferred, or promoted employee must show the ability to perform the required duties.

Probation is the period during which a person, "the probationer," is subject to critical examination and evaluation. The word probation is derived from probatum, Latin for "the act of proving." Probation is a trial period that must be completed before a person receives greater benefits or freedom.

Contraposition · Answer

pro • bate noun, verb
BrE / 'pr??be?t /

NAmE / 'pro?be?t /

noun

word origin

[ uncountable ] ( law )

the official process of proving that a will (= a legal document that says what is to happen to a person's property when they die) is valid

to grant probate

to get/obtain probate

verb

verb forms

word origin

~ sth ( NAmE , law )

to prove that a will is valid

AlpheccaStars · Answer

This is a second definition. The definition related to probating wills does not fit the verb phrases "to grant probate" or "to obtain probate"

Here are sentences with the definition you gave:

His will was probated.
All wills over a certain amount must be probated by law.
One can avoid probate by setting up a trust.
You have to make an appointment with a probate court and get on the docket.

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