En Banc Definition

enbaŋk, änbäŋk
adjective
In full court; by all the judges.
An appeal decided en banc, an en banc hearing.
Webster's New World
noun
On the bench. Of appeals courts, before a full court, with all judges present. Federal appeals are typically heard by a panel of three judges, but may be reheard by the full circuit court of appeals sitting en banc.
Webster's New World Law
adverb

(law): As a group, particularly with respect to a legal decision rendered by all of the judges sitting on a court, rather than by a smaller panel of judges from that court.

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Origin of En Banc

  • From French en banc, literally "on a bench".

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