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unbench

unbench verb: to remove or disqualify from a 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.
    • […] 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

Forms of unbench

third-person singular presentunbenches
present participleunbenching
past participleunbenched
pastunbenched

Origin of unbench

From un- + bench.

Questions about unbench

What does unbench mean?
Unbench means to remove or disqualify from a bench.
What part of speech is unbench?
Unbench is a verb.
What is the past tense of unbench?
The past tense of unbench is unbenched.

Words near unbench in the dictionary

  1. unbelted
  2. unbelting
  3. unbelts
  4. unbemoaned
  5. unbemused
  6. unbench
  7. unbenched
  8. unbenches
  9. unbenching
  10. unbenchmarked
  11. unbend

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