probate court

English

Noun

probate court (plural probate courts)

1. (law) A judicial body responsible for overseeing matters related to the administration of estates and the legal validation of wills.

   Synonyms: orphan's court, probate, surrogate court

Translations

court or tribunal that administers estates and proves wills

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 遺囑檢驗法庭 / 遗嘱检验法庭 (yízhǔ jiǎnyàn fǎtíng)

• Finnish: perintötuomioistuin
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: Nachlassgericht n
• Hungarian: hagyatéki bíróság
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: tribunal testamentario m

Further reading

• probate court on Wikipedia.Wikipedia