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De Bene Esse
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de bene esse adj
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[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]
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.