Queen's Bench
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The English court of king's bench is so called during the reign of a queen. 3 Steph. Comm. 403. QUEEN'S (or KING'S) COUNSEL.
In English law. Barristers called within the bar, and selected to be the queen's (or king's) counsel, learned in the law; answering in some measure to the ' advocates of the revenue (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They cannot be employed in any cause against the crown, without special license. 3 Bl. Comm. 27; 3 Steph. Comm. 386. QUEEN'S (or KING'S) EVIDENCE. Testimony of an accomplice in a felony, admitted as evidence for the crown against his accomplices. 4 Steph. Comm. 398. See "State's Evidence."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In English law. The court of King's Bench,— so called during the reign of a queen. Queen's counsel: barristers called within the bar, and selected to be the queen's counsel, learned in the law. Queen's evidence: an accomplice in a felony, who is admitted as evidence for the crown against his accomplices.