en banc

adverb or adjective

: in full court : with full judiciary authority

Examples of en banc in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The appeals court later denied Musk's request for an en banc rehearing in front of all the court's judges. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2024 But a full en banc panel of 11 judges from the 9th Circuit took up the appeal last year, hearing arguments in the case last June. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024 That move followed an opinion issued by an en banc panel of 11 appeals court judges that ruled narrowly against Apache Stronghold in March. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024 The en banc panel in November 2023 denied Idaho’s motion to get rid of the injunction. Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for en banc 

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Word History

Etymology

French, on the bench

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of en banc was in 1854

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“En banc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20banc. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Legal Definition

en banc

adverb or adjective
variants also in banc also in bank
in-ˈbaŋk, äⁿ-ˈbäⁿk
: with all judges or a quorum of judges present : in full court
an en banc rehearing
heard very few matters en bancH. B. Zobel
Etymology

Anglo-French en banke, literally, on the bench

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