probate
🇺🇸
/ˈprəʊbeɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈprəʊbeɪt/
The legal process of confirming that a will is valid and can be executed according to its terms.
The executor must go through the probate process before distributing the deceased's assets.
執行人必須在分配死者的資產之前經過遺囑認證程序。
To legally confirm the validity of a will.
The court will probate the will before the assets can be distributed.
法院將在資產分配前對遺囑進行認證。