de bene esse

[ di bee-nee es-ee, dee, dey bey-ney es-ey ]

adverbLaw.
  1. of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally: to take evidence de bene esse to ensure against its loss.

Origin of de bene esse

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; from Medieval Latin: dē bene esse, literally, “of well-being”

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