King's Bench

noun

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

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for King's Bench

• entrench
• retrench
• workbench
• clench
• drench
• quench
• stench
• tench
• trench
• wench
• wrench

Legal Definition

King's Bench

noun

: a division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales that hears civil cases (as commercial cases) and appeals of criminal cases

—used during the reign of a king compare queen's bench