bench
noun
the place where the judge sits in a court of law
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a room where prisoners are kept temporarily while they are waiting to go into a court of law
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a court of law that considers equity (=the principle of what is fair) and not just existing laws when making decisions
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the part of a court of law where people stand to answer lawyers’ questions. The usual British word is witness box.
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the place in a court of law where the witness stands or sits when they are answering questions
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