king's bench Meaning, Definition & Usage
King's Bench
Definitions
(Law) 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.
