en banc
adverb or adjective
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Definition of en banc
: in full court : with full judiciary authority
Examples of en banc in a Sentence
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Cole’s case returned to the Fifth Circuit, where the judges heard it en banc—meaning with its entire membership instead of the usual three-judge panel. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "Conservative Judges Are Brawling Over Originalism," 22 Aug. 2019 Mr Trump could take one of three tacks: ask the full Second Circuit for en banc review, appeal to the Supreme Court or relent. — S.m. | San Diego, The Economist, "An appeals court says Donald Trump may not block critics on Twitter," 10 July 2019 Kavanaugh wrote an opinion for a three-judge panel striking down the CFPB's structure as unconstitutional in 2016, but was later reversed in part by a 7-3 vote in an unusual en banc review by other justices on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. — Alex Pappas, Fox News, "Second day of Kavanaugh hearings erupts into tense cross-examination on Mueller, racial profiling," 6 Sep. 2018 Before the Supreme Court agreed to hear Jones, the government, which lost at the appellate level, asked the DC Circuit to reconsider en banc. — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, "NSA metadata program “consistent” with Fourth Amendment, Kavanaugh once argued," 9 Sep. 2018 For instance, this spring the appellate court ruled en banc that employers may not use workers’ salary history to justify paying women less than men. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Silicon Valley’s Supreme Salvation," 26 Sep. 2018 Klayman asked the appeals court to re-hear the case with all of the District of Columbia appellate judges, in what’s known as an en banc appeal. — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, "NSA metadata program “consistent” with Fourth Amendment, Kavanaugh once argued," 9 Sep. 2018 The en banc review found the CFPB's structure to be constitutional, but agreed with Kavanaugh that one of the agency's major interpretive decisions had improperly violated due process requirements. — Alex Pappas, Fox News, "Second day of Kavanaugh hearings erupts into tense cross-examination on Mueller, racial profiling," 6 Sep. 2018 Judge Kavanaugh was overturned in an en banc opinion dominated by Obama appointees. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Calling Judge Kavanaugh," 29 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'en banc.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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