common bench

  • 1Common Bench — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2common bench — The ancient name for the English court of common pleas. Its original title appears to have been simply The Bench , but it was designated Common Bench to distinguish it from the King s Bench , and because in it were tried and determined the causes …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 3common bench — The ancient name for the English court of common pleas. Its original title appears to have been simply The Bench , but it was designated Common Bench to distinguish it from the King s Bench , and because in it were tried and determined the causes …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 4Common Bench — ♦ Court of common law, stationed at Westminster, to hear common pleas , i.e., actions between private individuals. (Sayles, George O. The King s Parliament of England, 144) …

    Medieval glossary

  • 5common bench — The English court of common pleas …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 6Court of Common Bench — ● common …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 7Common — Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low,… …

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  • 8Common bar — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …

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  • 9Common barrator — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10Common brawler — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English