Probator

English Law: Probator in the Past

Ancient English law. Strictly, an accomplice in felony, who to save himself confessed the fact and charged or accused any other as main or accessary, against whom he was bound to make good his charge. It also signified an approver or one who promises to prove a crime charged upon another. Jacob’s Law Dict. h. t. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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1. Partialy, this information about probator is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including probator.

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