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

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

The panel decision was later vacated when the full court voted to grant an en banc rehearing. — Laura Romero, ABC News, 13 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