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Coram nobis

Coram nobis [before us ourselves) [the king, i.e., in the King's Bench].

Bancale

Bancale, a covering of ease or ornament for the bench or other seat.

Begar

without receiving any remuneration for it. That was the meaning of the word 'begar' accepted by a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court in S. Vasudevan v. S.D. Mital, AIR 1962 Bom 53: 63 Bom LR

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Benchers

Benchers, more properly styled Masters of the Bench, seniors in the Inns of Court, usually but not necessarily King's

Bill of middlesex

Bill of middlesex, a fictitious mode of giving the Court of King's Bench jurisdiction in personal actions, by arresting a defendant for a supposed trespass. The 2 Wm. 4, c. 39,

Bill of sale

execution creditors, unless the bill or a copy thereof should have been filed in the Court of Queen's Bench within 21 days after its execution, together with an affidavit of the time of the bill of sale

Blackstone

Blackstone, William, 1723-80. Judge of King's Bench and Common Pleas. Author of 'Commentaries on the Laws of England,' etc.

Chief Justice of England

Chief Justice of England, the presiding judge in the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, and, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor, President of the

Christian name

Christian name, the name given at the font distinct from the surname. It has been said from the bench, that a Christian name may consist of a single letter. See NAME.

Circular saw

sawing wood by means of a circular blade, exceeding 300 millimetres in diameter, in a fixed or portable bench or frame, but does not include a swing or other saw which is operated by movement towards the

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