The story
- Latin · derived fromde bene esse“for the good cause”
- English todaycommission de bene esse
From Latin de bene esse (“for the good cause”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
commission de bene esse
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Latin de bene esse