probate court

/ˌproʊˈbeɪt kɔrt/
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Other forms: probate courts

Definitions of probate court
  1. noun
    a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates
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    type of:
    court, judicature, tribunal
    an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
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