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Queen's Bench Division

British  

noun

  1. Also called (when the sovereign is male): King's Bench.  (in England when the sovereign is female) one of the divisions of the High Court of Justice

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The appeal is being heard by three of Britain's most senior judges - Master of the Rolls Geoffrey Vos; Victoria Sharp, the president of the Queen's Bench Division; and Justice Eleanor King.

From Reuters • Jul. 20, 2022

She sits in the Queen's Bench Division - the part of the High Court which deals with defamation, personal injury and breach of contract claims.

From BBC • May 12, 2022

The decision by the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice was welcomed by the U.S.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2020

He had to reconsider the position after two senior High Court judges - Sir John Thomas, president of the Queen's Bench Division, and Mr Justice Ouseley - allowed an appeal in March last year.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2013

"Been before old PROSER, Queen's Bench Division, to-day," he proceeds.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 26, 1891 by Various

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