Definition of bench

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Bench (n.) The seat where judges sit in court.

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Stake :: Stake (v. t.) A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc..
Counter :: Counter (v. t.) A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted; a long, narrow table or bench, on which goods are laid for examination by purchasers, or on which they are weighed or measured..
Banker :: Banker (n.) The stone bench on which masons cut or square their work.
Bench :: Bench (n.) The seat where judges sit in court.
Bench :: Bench (v. t.) To furnish with benches.
Bench Warrant :: Bench warrant () A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime; -- so called in distinction from a justice's warrant..
Char-a-bancs :: Char-a-bancs (n.) A long, light, open vehicle, with benches or seats running lengthwise..
Crown Office :: Crown office () The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases..
Bencher :: Bencher (n.) A member of a court or council.
Imbenching :: Imbenching (n.) A raised work like a bench.
Disbench :: Disbench (v. t.) To deprive (a bencher) of his privileges.
Church-bench :: Church-bench (n.) A seat in the porch of a church.
Groundling :: Groundling (n.) A spectator in the pit of a theater, which formerly was on the ground, and without floor or benches..
Siege :: Siege (n.) A workman's bench.
Benching :: Benching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Benc.
King''s Bench :: King's Bench () Formerly, the highest court of common law in England; -- so called because the king used to sit there in person. It consisted of a chief justice and four puisne, or junior, justices. During the reign of a queen it was called the Queen's Bench. Its jurisdiction was transferred by the judicature acts of 1873 and 1875 to the high court of justice created by that legislation..
Bench :: Bench (n.) A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river..
Tribune :: Tribune (n.) Anciently, a bench or elevated place, from which speeches were delivered; in France, a kind of pulpit in the hall of the legislative assembly, where a member stands while making an address; any place occupied by a public orator..
Workbench :: Workbench (n.) A bench on which work is performed, as in a carpenter's shop..
Bench :: Bench (v. t.) To place on a bench or seat of honor.
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