Bible Dictionaries
Bench Warrant

Webster's Dictionary

A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime; - so called in distinction from a justice's warrant.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bench Warrant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bench-warrant.html. 1828.