different between probate vs injunction

English

Etymology

From Middle English probate, from Latin probatus, past participle of probare (“to test, examine, judge of”); see probe, prove.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p???be?t/
• (obsolete) IPA^(key): /?p???b?t/, /?p???b?t/
• Rhymes: -??be?t

Noun

probate (countable and uncountable, plural probates)

1. (law) The legal process of verifying the legality of a will.
2. (law) A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will.
3. Clipping of probate court.
4. (obsolete) proof

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Verb

probate (third-person singular simple present probates, present participle probating, simple past and past participle probated)

1. (transitive) To establish the legality of (a will).

Derived terms

Related terms

• probe
• probation
• prove

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Further reading

• probate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• probate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Danish

Adjective

probate

1. inflection of probat:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Latin

Verb

prob?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of prob?

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?d??nk.??n/
• Rhymes: -??k??n

Noun

injunction (plural injunctions)

1. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
2. That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept
3. (law) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.

Usage notes

• The verb associated with this word is enjoin. Injunct is also sometimes used as a synonym.

Related terms

• super-injunction (noun)

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