DE BENE ESSE
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]