KING'S BENCH
\kˈɪŋz bˈɛnt͡ʃ], \kˈɪŋz bˈɛntʃ], \k_ˈɪ_ŋ_z b_ˈɛ_n_tʃ]\
Definitions of KING'S BENCH
Sort: Oldest first
-
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.
By Oddity Software
-
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.
By Noah Webster.
