unbench

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ bench.

Verb

unbench (third-person singular simple present unbenches, present participle unbenching, simple past and past participle unbenched)

(transitive) To remove or disqualify from a bench.
- 1957, Ohio. Judicial Council, Report of the Judicial Council of Ohio to the General Assembly of Ohio..., page 14:
  […] others in which the mere filing of the affidavit is sufficient to unbench the judge.