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bénéfice de division.[French] BENEFIT OF DIVISION. [Blacks Law 8th]

bénéfice de discussion.[French] BENEFIT OF DISCUSSION. [Blacks Law 8th]

benefice (ben-<<schwa>>-fis).1.Hist. A feudal estate in land, held during the life of the tenant. See BENEFICIUM(3). “[T]he vassal no longer owns the land, but ‘holds’ it ‘of’ the lord — the vassal has become a ‘tenant’ (from the Latin, ‘tenere’, to hold). The vassal’s interest in the land so held, first called a ‘benefice’, is…

bene factum (ben-ay fak-t<<schwa>>m). See BONUM FACTUM. [Blacks Law 8th]

bench warrant.A writ issued directly by a judge to a law-enforcement officer, esp. for the arrest of a person who has been held in contempt, has been indicted, has disobeyed a subpoena, or has failed to appear for a hearing or trial. • A bench warrant is often issued for the arrest of a child-support…

bench trial.See TRIAL.[Blacks Law 8th]

bench ruling.An oral ruling issued by a judge from the bench.[Blacks Law 8th]

bench probation.See PROBATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

bench parole.See bench probation under PROBATION.[Blacks Law 8th]

bench memo. 1. A short brief submitted by a lawyer to a trial judge, often at the judge’s request. 2. A legal memorandum prepared by an appellate judge’s law clerk to help the judge in preparing for oral argument and perhaps in drafting an opinion. • A trial-court judge may similarly assign a bench memo…