sitting in bank

  • 1sitting in bank — or en banc A session of the court in which all judges or at least a quorum of judges sit and hear cases. Under current practice, the term is reserved almost exclusively for appellate courts and in this connection it is contrasted with single… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 2sitting in bank or en banc — A session of the court in which all judges or at least a quorum of judges sit and hear cases. Under current practice, the term is reserved almost exclusively for appellate courts and in this connection it is contrasted with single justice sitting …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 3sitting in bank — See sit in bank …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 4sitting en banc — sitting in bank or en banc A session of the court in which all judges or at least a quorum of judges sit and hear cases. Under current practice, the term is reserved almost exclusively for appellate courts and in this connection it is contrasted… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 5sitting target — or sitting duck noun An easy target or victim • • • Main Entry: ↑sit * * * sitting target UK US noun [countable] [singular sitting target plural …

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  • 6bank — / baŋk/ n: an organization for the custody, loan, or exchange of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds branch bank: a banking facility that is a separate but dependent part of a chartered bank; esp: a… …

    Law dictionary

  • 7Bank — Bank, n. [Prob. fr. F. banc. Of German origin, and akin to E. bench. See {Bench}.] 1. A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars. [1913 Webster] Placed on their banks, the lusty Trojan sweep Neptune s smooth face, and cleave the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8bank — bank1 W1S1 [bæŋk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place for money)¦ 2¦(river/lake)¦ 3 blood/sperm/organ bank 4¦(clouds/mist)¦ 5¦(raised area)¦ 6¦(machines)¦ 7¦(game)¦ 8 be makin bank 9¦(road)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9sitting duck — noun a defenseless victim • Syn: ↑easy mark • Hypernyms: ↑victim, ↑dupe * * * noun, pl ⋯ ducks [count] : a person or thing that is easy to hit, attack, trick, etc …

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  • 10World Bank — logo Type International organization Legal status Treaty Purpose/focus Crediting …

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