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malign

Having an evil disposition toward others harboring violent enmity malevolent malicious spiteful opposed to benign

Graciously

In a gracious manner courteously benignantly

Grandfatherly

Like a grandfather in age or manner kind benignant indulgent

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Equity

the positive laws, and construes them not according to their strict letter, but rather in their reasonable and benignant spirit. Aristotle, in his discussion concerning Moral Equity, Ethics Eud., b.v., c. x, calls it the correction of

Magna Carta

out of compassion to the prisoner, by giving him the benefit of every doubt, in accordance with the benignant quality of mercy. The unanimity required in trials of a civil nature is said to have arisen from

Voluntas testatoris habet interpretationem latam et benignam

Voluntas testatoris habet interpretationem latam et benignam (Jenk. Cent. 260), the intention of a testator has a broad and benignant interpretation.

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