Queen's Bench
Definition
Historically, the highest court in England during the reign of a queen (called the King's Bench during the reign of a king). The Queen's Bench is now called the Queen's Bench Division and is one of three divisions of Great Britain's High Court. The other two divisions are the Chancery Division and the Family Division. Also called Court of Queen's Bench. Abbreviated as Q.B.
Illustrative caselaw
See, e.g. Emspak v. United States, 349 U.S. 190, 205 (1955) (citing an 1861 Queen's Bench decision).
See also
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
The highest court in Great Britain during the reign of a queen, so that opinions are identified as a volume of Queen's Bench (QB).
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:22 pm
