bench ruling

bench ruling
bench ruling n: an oral ruling on a case given by the judge while still on the bench

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

bench ruling
n. An oral decision given, or a written decision read aloud, by a judge to the parties and their lawyers from the bench.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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