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en banc
law en banco
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en banc
law Court sessions where all the judges of a court participate, instead of the usual number. For example, the U.S. circuit courts of appeals usually use panels of three judges, but all the judges in the court may decide certain matters together. When that happens, they are sitting "en banc" sometimes spelled "in banc". It comes from the _French language and means "on the bench."