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King's Bench

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. King's Bench (noun)
  2. Court of King's Bench

King's Bench

noun

Definition of KING'S BENCH

: a division in the English superior courts system that hears civil and criminal cases

First Known Use of KING'S BENCH

14th century

Rhymes with KING'S BENCH

backbench, entrench, front bench, Old French, pipe wrench, Queen's Bench, retrench, slit trench, unclench, workbench

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