commission de bene esse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A commission appointed to take evidence by deposition where the deponent is unwilling or unable to come to court and the court cannot compel the witness/deponent.

Word forms

commission de bene esse commissions de bene esse

Etymology

From Latin de bene esse (“for the good cause”).

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