Banc

bank. A bench; the place where a court regularly sits; the full bench, or full court, as distinguished from the sitting of a single judge at nisi prius. v. Bancke; Bancus; Bank.

Bench; the seat of judgment; the place where a court permanently or regularly sits. The full bench, full court. A "sitting in banc" is a meeting of all the judges of a court, usually for the purpose of hearing arguments on demurrers, points reserved, motions for new trial, etc., as distinguished from the sitting of a single judge at the assises or at nisi prius and from trials at bar.

2 The seat occupied by the judge* of a court; more particularly, a full bench, when all, or at least a majority, of the judges are present for the decision of questions of law, as distinguished from the practice of one or more members of the court sitting, with a jury, for the determination of questions of fact. Whence "banc days," and "sitting in banc." Compare Bank, 3 (1); Bench.

Bank, Bancus, I. A bench; the fuU bench; the fuU court, as distinguished from the sitting of a single judge at nisi prius. Communis Bancus, abb. C. B.: the Common Bench, the English Court of Common Pleas. Bancus Regis, abb. B. R.: the King's Bench; v. Court, 8. Banci narratores: sergeants at law who enjoyed the monopoly of practice in the C. B.

[L. Lat. bancus; L. Fr. banke, bancke, banque.] Bench; the place where a court permanently or regularly sits. This word is probably an abbreviation of bancus, and is still used, as in the phrase in banc (q. v.) though it is written also bank. See Bi Sanctis, Bank, Bench. BANCKES. L. Fr. Bench; a name formerly given to both the English courts now termed the Queen's Bench, and the Common Pleas. De lun bancke et de lautre; of the one bench and of the other. Britt. c. 21. See Bank.