"probate court" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: probate courts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} probate court (plural probate courts)
  1. (law) A court, sometimes called "Orphans' Court" (tribunal) whose function is to administer estates (property of a decedent) and prove wills Wikipedia link: probate court Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: probate Translations (court or tribunal that administers estates and proves wills): 遺囑檢驗法庭 (Chinese Mandarin), 遗嘱检验法庭 (yízhǔ jiǎnyàn fǎtíng) (Chinese Mandarin), perintötuomioistuin (Finnish), Nachlassgericht [neuter] (German), hagyatéki bíróság (Hungarian), tribunal testamentario [masculine] (Spanish)

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