"take the bench" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes the bench [present, singular, third-person], taking the bench [participle, present], took the bench [past], taken the bench [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> the bench}} take the bench (third-person singular simple present takes the bench, present participle taking the bench, simple past took the bench, past participle taken the bench)
  1. (US) To become a judge. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-take_the_bench-en-verb-59qR0afr Categories (other): American English
  2. (US) To start a session of a court of law. Tags: US Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-take_the_bench-en-verb-nAiFC2IV Disambiguation of Law: 41 59 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57

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