Bank

The regular term of a court of law, as distinguished from a sittings at nisi prius. The ancient phrase in banco, in bank or banc, once exclusively used to denote the sittings of the English Court of Common Bench, is now constantly applied to any superior court of law, to denote the full court sitting at its regular law terms for the hearing of arguments. A place for the deposit of money; an association or company authorized to carry on the business of banking; the house or place where such business is carried on. The elevated earth along the borders of a water-course which confines the water to its bed or channel. Bank-bill or Bank-note: a bill or note (banknote is the more accurate term) issued by a bank, payable to the bearer on demand, and intended for circulation as money, v. Baneus; Banker; Banking; National bank; Savings bank.

Banc. [L. Lat. bancus.] In practice. The regular term of a court of law, as distinguished from a sittings at nisi prius. The ancient phrase in banco, sometimes translated in bank or banc, once exclusively used to denote the sittings of the English Court of Common Bench, is now constantly applied to any superior court of law, to denote the full court sitting at its regular law terms for the hearing of arguments, and is thus distinguished from a sittings at nisi prius, or a circuit court held by one of the judges for the trial of causes before a jury. Days in bank (dies in banco,) are certain days in term appointed by the court or by statute, for the return of process, and the appearance of parties. See Days in bank. The day in bank was always distinguished from the day at nisi prius, or in the country, (in patria) as it was termed; that is, the day of trial. Ita quod certus dies detur in banco, et certi dies et locus dentur in patria; so that a certain day be given in bank, and a certain day and place be given in the country. Reg. Orig. 186.