unbench

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verb

To remove or disqualify from a bench.

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Meanings

verbunbench (third-person singular simple present unbenches, present participle unbenching, simple past and past participle unbenched)

present singular third person unbenches · participle present unbenching · participle past unbenched · past unbenched

  1. transitiveTo remove or disqualify from a bench.

    […] others in which the mere filing of the affidavit is sufficient to unbench the judge.

    1957, Ohio. Judicial Council, Report of the Judicial Council of Ohio to the General Assembly of Ohio..., page 14

Origin

From un- + bench.

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Cite this entry
APA

unbench. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbench

MLA

“unbench.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbench. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbench,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbench.

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