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debita laicorum (deb-i-t<<schwa>> lay-<<schwa>>-kor-<<schwa>>m), n.[Law Latin “debts of laity”] Hist. The debts recoverable in civil courts. [Blacks Law 8th]

debita fundi (deb-i-t<<schwa>> f<<schwa>>n-dI). [Law Latin] Scots law. Debts attaching to the soil; debts affecting the land. [Blacks Law 8th]

debit. 1. A sum charged as due or owing. 2. In bookkeeping, an entry made on the left side of a ledger or account, noting an increase in assets or a decrease in liabilities. 3. An account balance showing that something remains due to the holder of the account. Cf. CREDIT(6). [Blacks Law 8th]

de bigamis (dee big-<<schwa>>-mis), n.[Law Latin “concerning  men twice  married”] Hist. The statute of 4 Edw. st. 3, so called from the opening words of the fifth chapter. See BIGAMUS.[Blacks Law 8th]

de biens le mort (d<<schwa>> beenz l<<schwa>> mor[t]). [Law French] Hist. Of the goods of the deceased[Blacks Law 8th].

de bien et de mal (d<<schwa>> byen ay d<<schwa>> mal). [Law French] See DE BONO ET MALO(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

debet  sine  breve  (dee-bet  ordeb-et  sI-nee  breevorbree-vee),  n.[Law  Latin  “debt  without  a writ”]  1.  An  action  for  debt  commenced  under  a  bill  rather  than  a  writ. 2.  A  debt confessed  by judgment.  —  Abbr.  d.si.ib.  —  Also  termed  debitum  sine  breve;  debit  sans  breve.  See CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

debet et detinet (dee-bet ordeb-et et det-i-net  ordet-<<schwa>>-n<<schwa>>t). [Law Latin] Hist. He owes and  detains.  •  This  phrase  was  used  in declarations  in  actions for  debt  when  the original  creditor sued the original  debtor. The declaration stated  that the  defendant “owes to” as well as “detains from” the plaintiff the debt or thing in question;…

debenture (di-ben-ch<<schwa>>r). [fr. L. debentur “there are owed”] 1. A debt secured only by the debtor’s earning  power, not by a lien on any specific asset. • Originally, this was the  first word of a deed detailing sums acknowledged to be owed. 2. An instrument acknowledging such a debt. 3. A bond that is backed…

de bene esse (dee bee-nee es-ee also day ben-ay es-ay), adv.[Law Latin “of well-being”] As conditionally  allowed  for  the  present;  in  anticipation  of  a  future  need  <Willis’s  deposition  was taken  de  bene  esse>.  [Cases:  Pretrial  Procedure    63.  C.J.S.  Pretrial  Procedure  §§  3–10,  18–20, 35–54.] — Abbr. d.b.e. — de bene esse,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]