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Probang
- - A slender elastic rod, as of whalebone, with a sponge on the end, for removing obstructions from the esophagus, etc.
Probate
- noun - a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
- Confirmation of a will
- establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)
- put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence
- the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
Probing
- verb - diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings"
- examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill"
- question or examine thoroughly and closely
Probity
- noun - complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles; "in a world where financial probity may not be widespread"; "he enjoys an exaggerated reputation for probity"
Problem
- noun - a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"
- a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
- a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog"
Proceed
- verb - continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
- continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
- follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
- follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
- Initiate a legal action or proceeding
- move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"
Process
- noun - (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"
- a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial"
- a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
- a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"
- a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
- a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
- deal with in a routine way; "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applican
Procris
- - Any species of small moths of the genus Procris. The larv
Proctor
- noun - someone who supervises (an examination)
- watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)