The superior court in a number of jurisdictions in some parts of the Commonwealth.

plural of bench jockey

A torture method, historically used especially in China, in which a person is tied in a sitting position with their legs straight in front of them, with their knees tied to the bench; bricks are placed under their feet until their knees or feet break.

substitutes' bench

A kind of bench whose hinged seat is also the lid of an enclosed storage compartment.

(law, historical) A married woman's entitlement to the use of her husband's lands or property after he dies; or the land and property itself considered as such an entitlement.

(obsolete) roadside bench

A simple portable lathe, used on a bench by clockmakers and watchmakers.

(architecture) A projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.

An exhibition of dogs, during which the dogs are mainly kept in assigned locations so that spectators and breeders can walk around the event and view them.