sitting in bank or en banc
- sitting in bank or en banc
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Black's law dictionary.
HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A..
1990.
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sitting in bank — or en banc A session of the court in which all judges or at least a quorum of judges sit and hear cases. Under current practice, the term is reserved almost exclusively for appellate courts and in this connection it is contrasted with single… … Black's law dictionary
sitting en banc — sitting in bank or en banc A session of the court in which all judges or at least a quorum of judges sit and hear cases. Under current practice, the term is reserved almost exclusively for appellate courts and in this connection it is contrasted… … Black's law dictionary
bank — / baŋk/ n: an organization for the custody, loan, or exchange of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds branch bank: a banking facility that is a separate but dependent part of a chartered bank; esp: a… … Law dictionary
Bank — Bank, n. [Prob. fr. F. banc. Of German origin, and akin to E. bench. See {Bench}.] 1. A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars. [1913 Webster] Placed on their banks, the lusty Trojan sweep Neptune s smooth face, and cleave the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bank — bank1 W1S1 [bæŋk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place for money)¦ 2¦(river/lake)¦ 3 blood/sperm/organ bank 4¦(clouds/mist)¦ 5¦(raised area)¦ 6¦(machines)¦ 7¦(game)¦ 8 be makin bank 9¦(road)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ … Dictionary of contemporary English
banc — n. Phrases and idioms: in banc Law sitting as a full court. Etymology: AF (= bench) f. med.L (as BANK(2)) … Useful english dictionary
en banc — also in banc also in bank /in baŋk, ä bä k/ adv or adj [Anglo French en banke, literally, on the bench]: with all judges or a quorum of judges present: in full court an en banc rehearing heard very few matters en banc H. B. Zobel Merriam Webster’ … Law dictionary
en banc — /an bank/on bonk/ L. Fr. In the bench. Full bench. Refers to a session where the entire membership of the court will participate in the decision rather than the regular quorum. In other countries, it is common for a court to have more members… … Black's law dictionary
en banc — /an bank/on bonk/ L. Fr. In the bench. Full bench. Refers to a session where the entire membership of the court will participate in the decision rather than the regular quorum. In other countries, it is common for a court to have more members… … Black's law dictionary
Court in banc — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
