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King's Bench

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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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'King's Bench'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​k/kings-bench.html. 1828.
 
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