The court of king's bench, instituted for the trial of criminal causes only, took cognizance of civil suits; the plaintiff pretending that the defendant, in not doing him justice, had been guilty of some trespass or misdemeanour.
专为审理刑事案件而设立国王法庭负责审理民事诉讼;原告假装被告犯有非法侵入或轻罪,没有为他伸张正义。