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BENE [2 records]

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Record 1 2025-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

Nota bene, also known as N. B., is a Latin phrase that means "note well" or "take special notice. "It is often used to draw attention to important information or details in a written document or text.

Key term(s)
  • nota-bene

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Formule destinée à attirer l'attention du lecteur sur une remarque importante.

OBS

nota; nota bene : Mots latins signifiant «notez», «notez bien» [...]

Key term(s)
  • nota-bene

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private Law
  • Insurance
DEF

A phrase applied to proceedings which are taken ex parte or provisionally, and are allowed to stand as well done for the present, but which may be subject to future exception or challenge, and must then stand or fall according to their intrinsic merit and regularity.

CONT

Examination de bene esse.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit privé
  • Assurances
CONT

Accepter une preuve de bene esse, c'est accepter une preuve provisoirement pour le cas où une preuve meilleure ou plus régulière ne pourrait pas être faite.

Spanish

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