Canadian English Meaning of bench

bench

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Definitions and Meaning of bench in English

Wordnet

bench (n)

a long seat for more than one person

a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

persons who administer justice

a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic

the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively

the reserve players on a team

(law) the seat for judges in a courtroom

Wordnet

bench (v)

take out of a game; of players

exhibit on a bench

Webster

bench (n.)

A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.

A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench.

The seat where judges sit in court.

The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See King's Bench.

A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.

A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.

Webster

bench (v. t.)

To furnish with benches.

To place on a bench or seat of honor.

Webster

bench (v. i.)

To sit on a seat of justice.

FAQs About the word bench

bench

a long seat for more than one person, a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below), persons who administer justice, a stro

Judge,jurist,Justice,magistrate,adjudicator,auditor,beak,Chief Justice,Circuit judge,justice of the peace

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