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• bench — [bench] n. [ME < OE benc: see BANK2] 1. a long, hard seat for several persons, with or without a back 2. a seat between the two sides of a boat 3. the place where judges sit in a court 4. [sometimes B ] a) the status or of …   English World dictionary

• bench jockey — ☆ bench jockey n. Sports Slang a player on the bench who taunts opposing players, the officials, etc …   English World dictionary

• bench — benchless, adj. /bench/, n. 1. a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park. 2. a seat occupied by an official, esp. a judge. 3. such a seat as a symbol of the office and dignity of an individual judge or the judiciary. 4. the office or… …   Universalium

• bench — [[t]bɛntʃ[/t]] n. 1) fur a long usu. hard seat for several people: a park bench[/ex] 2) law a seat occupied by an official, esp. a judge 3) law such a seat regarded as a symbol of the office and dignity of the judiciary 4) the office or dignity… …   From formal English to slang

• Bench-clearing brawl — A bench clearing brawl, sometimes known as a basebrawl, is a form of ritualistic fighting that occurs in sports, most notably baseball and ice hockey, in which both teams leave their dugouts, bullpens, or benches and charge the playing area in… …   Wikipedia

• bench — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English benc; akin to Old High German bank bench Date: before 12th century 1. a. a long seat for two or more persons b. a thwart in a boat c. (1) a seat on which the members of an athletic team await a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bench warrant — noun a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court • Syn: ↑arrest warrant • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑warrant • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Court of King's Bench (England) — For other uses, see Court of King s Bench. The Court of King s Bench at work. This illuminated manuscript from about 1460 is the earliest known depiction of the English court.[1] The Court of King s Bench (or Court of Queen s Bench during the… …   Wikipedia

• The Bench — is the student rooting section for the University of California men s basketball team. Located inside Haas Pavilion, The Bench holds up to 900 students who rowdily cheer on their California Golden Bears at home basketball games. Students who sit… …   Wikipedia

• Queen's Bench, Court of — ▪ British law also called  (during a kingship) Court Of King s Bench,         formerly one of the superior courts of common law in England. Queen s, or King s, Bench was so called because it descended from the English court held coram rege… …   Universalium

• Scholar-officials — A Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) portrait of the Chinese official Jiang Shunfu (1453–1504), now in the Nanjing Museum. The decoration of two cranes on his chest are a mandarin square , indicating that he was a civil official of the first rank. Scholar… …   Wikipedia