EN BANC

Fr.: by the full court. Many appellate courts sit in divisions of three or more judges from among a larger number on the full court. Sometimes either on the court's motion or at the request of a litigant the court will consider a case by the full court rather than by only a part of it. A matter reconsidered by the whole court after a part of it has rendered its decision is called a REHEARING EN BANC, sometimes spelled "en bank". Source: Barron's Dictionary of Legal Terms, Steven H. Gifis, 5th Edition; © 2016