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The Clue
Validates a will (8 letter answer)
The Answer
PROBATES
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Notes
The answer PROBATES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
PROBATE as a noun:
1. (probate, probate will) = a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
2. the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
PROBATE as a verb:
1. put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence
2. establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)