The court which initially dealt with cases involving the king but which, over time, tried both criminal and civil cases as the highest court of the realm other than Parliament. Abolished in 1875 when it merged with the High Court and became the King's Bench Division. Source: Oxford Companion to Local and Family History

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  • Upper case:
    COURT OF KINGS BENCH
  • Lower case:
    court of kings bench
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    Court Of Kings Bench
  • Sentence case:
    Court of Kings Bench

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