Bench - Law Dictionary Search Results
quorum
number of English justices of the peace formerly required to be present at sessions to constitute a lawful bench, from Latin, of whom, genitive plural of qui who; from the wording of the commission once issued to
Q.B.
Q.B. Queen's Bench
open
voter regardless of political affiliation [an primary] 3 a : being in effect or operation [an mine] [a bench warrant still ] b : available for use [an toll road] c : not finally determined, decided, or
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memorandum decision
: a document produced by the court stating a present or intended decision usually previously announced from the bench without an accompanying opinion
K.B.
K.B. King's Bench
jury trial
Article III Article VI and VII Amendments VI and VII to the Constitution in the back matter compare bench trial NOTE: The right to a jury trial is established in the U.S. Constitution, but it is not
jury box
jury box 1 : the usually enclosed place where the jury sits in a courtroom compare bar, bench, dock, sidebar, stand 2 : a box from which the names of prospective jurors are drawn by chance
full court
full court : a court with all or the required number of the judges present called also full bench compare en banc, panel
final argument
final argument : an argument made to the jury or to the judge in a bench trial by both sides of a case after all the evidence has been presented
en banc
in banc also in bank [in-bak, Ä -bÄ k] adv or adj [Anglo-French en banke, literally, on the bench] : with all judges or a quorum of judges present : in full court [an en banc rehearing]
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