probate court

noun

: a court that has jurisdiction chiefly over the probate of wills and administration of deceased persons' estates

Examples of probate court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Being that issues of the Trust not being actually funded remain before the probate court, and there is clearly no love lost between Paris Jackson and Branca, perhaps what is being implied here is a greater degree of financial management over MJ’s affairs. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 May 2026

Alex Taubes, an attorney and advocate, said the probate court flags when formerly incarcerated people are set to receive an inheritance, whether that be money or property. —Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026

The role typically involves working with a probate court, which oversees the legal process of validating the will and distributing assets. —Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026

Assets placed in trusts generally pass to beneficiaries without going through probate court, potentially saving months of hassle. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1726, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for probate court

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort

Kids Definition

probate court

noun

: a court that probates wills and administers estates of deceased persons

Legal Definition

probate court

noun

: a court that has jurisdiction over the probate of wills and administration of estates and sometimes over the affairs of minors and persons adjudged incompetent compare orphans' court