unbench

English

Etymology

un- +‎ bench

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To remove or disqualify from a bench.
    • 1957, Ohio. Judicial Council, Report of the Judicial Council of Ohio to the General Assembly of Ohio..., page 14:
      […] others in which the mere filing of the affidavit is sufficient to unbench the judge.
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