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bequeath (bi-kweeth), vb.1. To give property (usu. personal property) by will. [Cases: Wills  1. C.J.S. Wills §§ 1, 3, 174.] 2.Hist. To assign or transfer real or personal property by formal declaration, either inter vivos or after death.[Blacks Law 8th]

BEP.abbr.BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING. [Blacks Law 8th]

Benthamite,adj. Of or relating to the utilitarian theory of Jeremy Bentham. See hedonistic utilitarianism under UTILITARIANISM.[Blacks Law 8th]

Benthamism. See hedonistic utilitarianism under UTILITARIANISM.[Blacks Law 8th]

benevolent society.See benevolent association under ASSOCIATION.[Blacks Law 8th]

benevolentia regis habenda (ben-<<schwa>>-v<<schwa>>-len-shee-<<schwa>> ree-jish<<schwa>>-ben-d<<schwa>>). [Latin “the king’s benevolence to be had”] Hist. A fine paid to receive the king’s pardon and a restoration of place, title, or estate.[Blacks Law 8th]

benevolent association.See ASSOCIATION.[Blacks Law 8th]

benefit-of-the-bargain rule. 1. The principle that a party who breaches a contract must pay the aggrieved party an amount that puts that person in the same financial position that would have resulted if the contract had been fully performed. [Cases: Damages  117.] 2. The principle that a defrauded buyer may recover from the seller as…

benefit-of-the-bargain damages.See DAMAGES. [Blacks Law 8th]

benefit of priority filing date.See BENEFIT OF AN EARLIER FILING DATE. [Blacks Law 8th]