de bene esse
de bene esse (dee bee-nee es-ee also day ben-ay es-ay), adv. [Law Latin “of well-being”] As conditionally allowed for the present; in anticipation of a future need (Willis’s deposition was taken de bene esse). [Cases: Pretrial Procedure 63. C.J.S. Pretrial Procedure §§ 3–10, 18–20, 35–54.] — Abbr. d.b.e. — de bene esse, adj.