Definition of bench

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

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Drawbench :: Drawbench (n.) A machine in which strips of metal are drawn through a drawplate; especially, one in which wire is thus made; -- also called drawing bench..
Bencher :: Bencher (n.) A member of a court or council.
Bencher :: Bencher (n.) One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.
Church-bench :: Church-bench (n.) A seat in the porch of a church.
Settle :: Settle (n.) A bench; especially, a bench with a high back..
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..
Imbenching :: Imbenching (n.) A raised work like a bench.
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..
Bench :: Bench (v. t.) To furnish with benches.
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..
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 collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.
Stall :: Stall (v. i.) A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
Bank :: Bank (n.) A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ..
Bench :: Bench (v. t.) To place on a bench or seat of honor.
Thranite :: Thranite (n.) One of the rowers on the topmost of the three benches in a trireme.
Bench :: Bench (n.) The seat where judges sit in court.
Stall :: Stall (v. i.) In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc..
Bencher :: Bencher (n.) An alderman of a corporation.
Disbench :: Disbench (v. t.) To deprive (a bencher) of his privileges.
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