de bene esse

de bene esse
de be·ne es·se /dē-'bē-nē-'e-sē, di-; dā-'be-ne-'e-se/ adj [Medieval Latin, literally, of well-being (i.e., morally acceptable, but subject to legal validation)]: subject to future exception: conditional provisional
depositions de bene esse

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

de bene esse
adv.
(Latin) Conditionally; in preparation for a possible future need; usually used to describe a legal proceeding that is done provisionally and let stand for the time being, but that can be challenged in the future.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


de bene esse
Conditionally or provisionally; for what it is worth.

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  • de bene esse — Of present, temporary validity; for what it is worth; conditionally; provisionally; subject to a defeasance of condition subsequent. See deposition de bene esse …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • de bene esse, deposition — n. A deposition of a witness done just in case the witness cannot appear at trial, so that the litigant will have the testimony regardless. Also called examination de bene esse The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of… …   Law dictionary

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