I. noun
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Banks, building societies and insurance companies will be able to apply for probate if they have a proper complaints handling scheme.
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Besides, until probate is granted, all is conjecture.
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Clearly the objective of reducing the workload on probate courts by eliminating one class of contests is not without some legitimacy.
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Leffingwell even held probate court there.
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Miss Roybal-Allard originally wanted the ban to apply only to divorce, probate and child-custody cases.
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Prerogative Office, ecclesiastical court in which wills were proved and probate granted.
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The probate clerk sets up an index of all wills deposited.
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Who gets the money could be complicated, say probate attorneys.
II. verb
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All you can do is wait until your stepfather gets the will admitted to probate .
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The deputy judge refused to admit the document to probate .