🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

validación testamentaria

Pronunciation / Transliteration: validación testamentaria

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Probate/ˈproʊ.beɪt/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Tuvo que pasar por la validación testamentaria tras la muerte de su padre."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The legal process of validating a will and administering the estate of a deceased person.

    "After her father's death, she had to go through probate to settle his estate."
As verb
  1. 1

    To prove or validate a will in a court of law.

    "The lawyer will probate the will to ensure it is legally recognized."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'probate' originates from the Latin word 'probare', meaning 'to prove'. It entered Middle English in the late 14th century, evolving to refer specifically to the legal process of validating a will and administering an estate.

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