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banc

[ bangk ]
/ bæŋk /

noun Law.

the seat on which judges sit in court.
in banc, with all the judges of a court present; as a full court: a hearing in banc.

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Origin of banc

1250–1300; Middle English <Old French <Germanic: bench

Words nearby banc

banausic, Banbridge, Banbury, Banbury cake, Banbury tart, banc, bancassurance, bancassurer, banco, Bancroft, Bancroft Prize
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British Dictionary definitions for banc

banc
/ (bæŋk) /

noun

in banc law sitting as a full court

Word Origin for banc

C18: from Anglo-French: bench
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