Skip to content

Bene - Law Dictionary Search Results

Research workspace

Save terms and build your research trail

A free trial unlocks notes, tags, search history, and the full AI Studio desk for judgment research.

Pandect', or Digesta

his own perfect copy, under pain of a fine of five lire; hence the term exempla correcta et bene emendata. Books thus corrected were advertised by the bedel, 1 Colqu. R.C.L. 67-73.

Lord Lieutenant of a County

Act, 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5, c. 37). Lords Lieutenants are appointed for life or quamdiu se bene gesserint.

High Steward, Court of the Lord

office of Lord High Steward is very ancient, and was formerly hereditary, or held for life, or dum bene se gesserit; but it has been for many centuries granted pro hac vice only, and always to a

Keep your definitions linked to case research

Ad vitam aut culpam

determine only by the death or delinquency of the holder, or which is, in fact, held quamdiu se bene gesserit (so long as he conducts himself properly). See Encyc. Of Scots Law.

Durante

Durante, during; as durante bene placito,during pleasure; durante minore 'tate, during minority; durante viduidate, during widowhood; durante vita, during life

Confidence trick

B. trusts A. or the third party. Usually a preliminary to some joint but fictitious undertaking promising enormous bene-fits to B. Where the possession of money or goods is obtained under a contract induced by fraud, the

Commission to examine witnesses

the 1 Wm. 4, c. 22, s. 4. See now R.S.C. 1883, Ord. XXXVII., r. 5. See DE BENE ESSE and LETTERS OF REQUEST.

Associate

the Courts of Common Law, appointed by the chief judge of the Court, and holding his office dum bene se gesserit (15 & 16 Vict. c. 73); his duties being to superintend the entry of causes; to

Act of Settlement

thus prevented from escaping responsibility because the King had pardoned them. (iii.) Judges should hold office quamdiu se bene gesserint (during good behaviour), i.e., not at the King's pleasure, and should be removable upon the address of

Durante

During as durante vita during life durante bene placito during pleasure

  • Last »

Try the research workspace - 7 days free


AI Briefs · Semantic Search · Save & annotate judgments

Start your 7-day free trial