Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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probate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
remit | Yes | No | Yes | No |
probate (noun) | remit (noun) |
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the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements | (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) |
a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate | the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with |
probate (verb) | remit (verb) |
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establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents) | make slack as by lessening tension or firmness |
put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence | diminish or abate |
release from (claims, debts, or taxes) | |
refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision | |
forgive | |
send (money) in payment | |
hold back to a later time |