- full bench
- The court with all the qualified judges sitting in a case, particularly an appellate court. See in bank.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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full bench — n: full court Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
full bench — /fʊl ˈbɛntʃ/ (say fool bench) noun (often upper case) a court in which all the judges of that court are present. Also, full court …
Bench — Bench, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b[ a]nk, Dan b[ae]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.] 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. [1913 Webster] Mossy benches supplied the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bench mark — Bench Bench, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b[ a]nk, Dan b[ae]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.] 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. [1913 Webster] Mossy benches… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bench of bishops — Bench Bench, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b[ a]nk, Dan b[ae]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.] 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. [1913 Webster] Mossy benches… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bench plane — Bench Bench, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b[ a]nk, Dan b[ae]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.] 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. [1913 Webster] Mossy benches… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bench show — Bench Bench, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b[ a]nk, Dan b[ae]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.] 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. [1913 Webster] Mossy benches… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bench table — Bench Bench, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b[ a]nk, Dan b[ae]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.] 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. [1913 Webster] Mossy benches… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
full court — n: a court with all or the required number of the judges present – called also full bench; compare en banc, panel Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Full Court — A Full Court (or full bench ) refers to a court consisting of a greater than normal number of judges. Thus, in relation to a court usually presided over by a single judge, a Full Court would comprise a bench of three (or more) judges; for a court … Wikipedia
