Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To drive from, or cause to leave, a bench or seat.
  • In English law, to deprive of the status and privileges of a bencher.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb rare To drive from a bench or seat.
  • transitive verb (Eng. Law) To deprive (a bencher) of his privileges.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive To drive from a bench or seat.
  • verb transitive, UK, law To deprive (a bencher) of his privileges.

Etymologies

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dis- +‎ bench

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