en banc

adverb or adjective

äⁿ-ˈbäⁿk 

: in full court : with full judiciary authority

Examples of en banc in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anthropic may appeal today’s ruling, either by asking for an en banc review with all of the appeals court judges or by petitioning the Supreme Court. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2026

In the Friday order, the three-judge panel unanimously rejected the VA request for an en banc hearing. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

If the 9th Circuit sides with the NFL, the plaintiffs in the class action can petition the appeals court for a rehearing en banc. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026

The appeals court’s Friday order said no judge requested a vote on Navarro’s petition for rehearing en banc, meaning review by the full court. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French, on the bench

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for en banc

• gangplank
• nonbank
• outflank
• sandbank
• antitank
• interbank
• riverbank
• bank
• blank
• clank
• crank
• dank

Legal Definition

en banc

adverb or adjective

variants also in banc also in bank

in-ˈbaŋk, äⁿ-ˈbäⁿk

: with all judges or a quorum of judges present : in full court

an en banc rehearing

heard very few matters en banc

—H. B. Zobel

Etymology

Anglo-French en banke, literally, on the bench