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Keywords: Decedent, Executor, Heirs, Deceased, Prove

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The review or testing of a will before a court of law to ensure that the will is authentic.

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The right or jurisdiction of proving wills.

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Of or belonging to a probate, or court of probate; as, a probate record.

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To obtain the official approval of, as of an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament; as, the executor has probated the will.

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