Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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jurisprudence | Yes | No | No | No |
probate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
jurisprudence (noun) | probate (noun) |
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the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements |
the collection of rules imposed by authority | a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate |
jurisprudence (verb) | probate (verb) |
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establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents) | |
put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence |