bench
bench
nounDefinition of BENCH
1
a public official having authority to decide questions of law <appealed to the bench for leniency>
Related Words chief justice, circuit judge, justice of the peace, squire; auditor, master; jurisconsult, jurisprudent
2
an assembly of persons for the administration of justice <a ruling from the bench is expected any day now>
Related Words criminal court, judicatory, judicature, judiciary; high court, supreme court; court-martial, drumhead court-martial; inquisition, kangaroo court
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