Definition of "probates" []

• Plural form of probate. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of probate. (verb)

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• "Civil handled mostly family and probate law (adoptions, divorces, probates etc) and only took indigent clients (we had the same standards as the Court for IFP filings)."
• "DAVID ARIOSTO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): As Christmas hymns fill the ears of last-minute shoppers, a distinctly different feeling probates the streets of Havana."
• "Once you start getting into probates and testiments and all that icky stuff, we generally leave the room to get another beer."