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Synonyms of bench
1
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
- appealed to the bench for leniency
Synonyms for bench
- adjudicator,
- beak
- [chiefly British],
- court,
- judge,
- jurist,
- justice,
- magistrate
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2
an assembly of persons for the administration of justice
- a ruling from the bench is expected any day now
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The first known use of bench was before the 12th century
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