court in banc

noun

A session where all the judges of a court hear a case together, instead of the case being heard by a smaller panel of judges.

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Meanings

nouncourt in banc (plural courts in banc)

plural courts in banc · alternative court in bank

  1. lawA session where all the judges of a court hear a case together, instead of the case being heard by a smaller panel of judges.

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    Thereupon, June 7th, a motion was filed on behalf of Duncan for the transfer of the cause to the supreme court in banc, upon the grounds that the cause was determined solely by a minority of the supreme court

    1894, Melvin Fuller, Duncan v. State
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Chicago

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