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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

bill to take testimony de bene esse

A bill brought to take testimony pertinent to pending litigation from a witness who may be unavailable at the time of trial.

bill to take testimony de bene esse.

See BILL (2).

testimony de bene esse

Testimony taken because it is in danger of being lost before it can be given at a trial or hearing, usu. because of the impending death or departure of the witness. ( Such testimony is taken in aid of a pending lawsuit, while testimony taken under a bill to perpetuate testimony is taken in anticipation of future litigation. See deposition de bene esse under DEPOSITION.