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.

Nearby words

Origin of banc

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

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Examples from the Web for banc

From the French banc we borrowed the word to use in the old expression a "bank of oars."
Stories That Words Tell Us|Elizabeth O'Neill
The tide was high, and the ragged rocks of the Banc des Violets in the south and the Corbiore in the west were all but hidden.
The Battle Of The Strong, Complete|Gilbert Parker
It is from this animal that the French have named their Banc des Meduses.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia|Phillip Parker King
I met a dear farmer in a corn field and he gave me a seat on his banc in church: so I was quite comfortable.
Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (of 2)|Frank Harris

This piece of furniture would be properly described either as a banc or a lettrin.
The Care of Books|John Willis Clark

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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