Definition of bench

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Bench (n.) The seat where judges sit in court.

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Seat :: Seat (n.) The place or thing upon which one sits; hence; anything made to be sat in or upon, as a chair, bench, stool, saddle, or the like..
Quinquereme :: Quinquereme (n.) A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme..
Stake :: Stake (v. t.) A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc..
Bank :: Bank (n.) A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars..
Bench Warrant :: Bench warrant () A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime; -- so called in distinction from a justice's warrant..
Bench :: Bench (v. t.) To furnish with benches.
Bench :: Bench (n.) The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See King's Bench..
Thranite :: Thranite (n.) One of the rowers on the topmost of the three benches in a trireme.
Bencher :: Bencher (n.) An alderman of a corporation.
Bench :: Bench (n.) A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench..
Bench :: Bench (v. i.) To sit on a seat of justice.
Tribune :: Tribune (n.) Anciently, a bench or elevated place, from which speeches were delivered; in France, a kind of pulpit in the hall of the legislative assembly, where a member stands while making an address; any place occupied by a public orator..
Sitting :: Sitting (n.) The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; a session; as, a sitting of the judges of the King's Bench, or of a commission..
Benching :: Benching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Benc.
Form :: Form (n.) A long seat; a bench; hence, a rank of students in a school; a class; also, a class or rank in society..
Alebench :: Alebench (n.) A bench in or before an alehouse.
Workbench :: Workbench (n.) A bench on which work is performed, as in a carpenter's shop..
Bank :: Bank (n.) The bench or seat upon which the judges sit.
Groundling :: Groundling (n.) A spectator in the pit of a theater, which formerly was on the ground, and without floor or benches..
Bencher :: Bencher (n.) A member of a court or council.
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