Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bene

Meaning of Bene

(Lat.) In old English law. Well; sufficiently; in due form; safely. Bene et in pace, well and in peace, Magna Cart. Johan. c. 63. See “Biens.”

What does Bene mean in American Law?

The definition of Bene in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

A general commendatory-good; correct; proper; well.

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Concept of “Bene”

Traditional meaning of bene in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) Well; sufficiently; in due form. Benedicta est expositio quando res redimitur a destructione: that is a blessed interpretation when a thing is saved from destruction [by which effect is given to the instrument].

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Notes and References

Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Bene”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.

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