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hot benches

hot benches is the plural of hot bench.

Meaning of hot bench

Noun

hot bench (plural hot benches)

  1. A judge or panel of judges who are very active in asking questions during an oral argument.
    • When arguing before a hot bench flexibility is of the greatest importance.1983, Edward Domenic Re, Brief writing and oral argument, page 159

Questions about hot benches

What is hot benches the plural of?
Hot benches is the plural of hot bench.

Words near hot benches in the dictionary

  1. hot bedding
  2. hot beds
  3. hot beef injection
  4. hot beef injections
  5. hot bench
  6. hot benches
  7. hot blast
  8. hot blasts
  9. hot boiled beans
  10. hot boot
  11. hot bottle

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