banc

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

banc, n. [OF. banc, LL. bancus. See Bank, n.].

 A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment; a tribunal or court.  [1913 Webster]

In banc, In banco (the ablative of bancus), In bank, in full court, or with full judicial authority; as, sittings in banc (distinguished from sittings at nisi prius).

OXFORD DICTIONARY

banc, n.

Idiom

in banc Law sitting as a full court.

Etymology

AF (= bench) f. med.L (as BANK(2))