probate

遺言検認、遺言の認証

亡くなった人の財産に関する遺言が有効かどうかを確かめる法的な手続き。

やさしい英語で： The legal process of checking that a dead person's written wishes about their property are valid.

• The will went through probate.
• She applied for probate after her father's death.
• The estate cannot be distributed until probate is granted.

よく使う表現： apply for probate, grant of probate, probate court

認証済みの遺言書謄本

亡くなった人の財産の分け方を記した遺言書の、正式に認められた写し。

やさしい英語で： An officially approved copy of a dead person's written wishes about their property.

• The executor produced the probate.
• A certified probate was kept with the estate papers.
• The clerk compared the probate with the original will.

よく使う表現： certified probate, copy of probate, produce the probate

遺言を検認する、遺言を認証する

亡くなった人の遺言が法律上有効か調べ、正式に認める。

やさしい英語で： To officially check and confirm that a dead person's written wishes about their property are legally valid.

• The court must probate the will.
• Her father's will was probated last month.
• The lawyer explained how to probate the document.

類義語： validate, authenticate

よく使う表現： probate a will, probate the document