Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Court of Probate

1. Hist. A court established in 1857 to receive the testamentary jurisdiction formerly held by the ecclesiastical courts. ( In 1873 the Court was merged into the High Court of Justice, where its jurisdiction was exercised by the Probate Divorce and Admiralty (now Family) Division. 2. See probate court under COURT.