court of queen's bench
21Court of King's or Queen's Bench — Court of King s (or Queen s) Bench In English law, the supreme court of common law in the kingdom; merged in the Supreme Court by the Judicature Act, 1873, No. 6. It was one of the successors of the curia regis and received its name, it is said,… …
22Court of King's or Queen's Bench — Court of King s (or Queen s) Bench In English law, the supreme court of common law in the kingdom; merged in the Supreme Court by the Judicature Act, 1873, No. 6. It was one of the successors of the curia regis and received its name, it is said,… …
23Queen's Bench — Queen s Bench, the also the Queen s Bench Division a division of the ↑High Court of Justice in England and Wales. This name is used when a queen is ruling, and it changes to the King s Bench when a king is ruling. →↑High Court …
24Queen's Bench Division — ˌQueen s ˈBench 7 [Queen s Bench] (also ˌQueen s ˈBench Division) noun singular part of the UK High Court …
25queen's bench — noun Usage: usually capitalized Q&B : court of king s bench used when the British monarch is a queen * * * Queen s Bench (or King s Bench in a king s reign) noun A division of the High Court of Justice • • • Main Entry: ↑queen * * * Queen s Bench …
26Queen'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… …
27Queen's Bench — King s Bench King s Bench . (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… …
28Queen’s Bench — (also the Queen’s Bench Division) one of the three divisions of the High Court of Justice in Wales. When a king is ruling it is called the King’s Bench (Division). Its head was formerly the king or queen, but today it is the Lord Chief Justice.… …
29queen's bench — The English court of king s bench is so called during the reign of a queen. See king s bench …
30queen's bench — See court of king s bench …
