Marketing slang (chiefly in USA) for the non-banking arms of a financial conglomerate that has "Bank" in its common name. For instance, if the original company was known as Bank of Manhattan, then its insurance business might be known as "Banc of Manhattan Insurance". It is a term of art, a meaningless word, that is meant to suggest the safety and soundness of a bank, without any actual representation of safety or soundness so that they are free to offer risky products without running afoul of false advertising laws
: 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
(noun) From the french "In the bench" Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum U S courts of appeals usually hear cases in panels of three judges, but may expand to a larger number in certain cases They are then said to be sitting en banc
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 3 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 French and means "on the bench "
"In the bench" or "full bench " Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum U S courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three judges, but may expand to a larger number in certain cases They are then said to be sitting en banc
All the judges of a court sitting together Appellate courts can consist of a dozen or more judges, but often they hear cases in panels of three judges If a case is heard or reheard by the full court, it is heard "en banc "
All the judges of a court sitting together Appellate courts can consist of a dozen or more judges, but often they hear cases in panels of three judges If a case is heard or reheard by the full court, it is heard en banc
In the bench" or "full bench " Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum U S courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three judges, but may expand to a larger number in certain cases They are then said to be sitting en banc