大だい法ほう廷てい

noun

full court; grand bench

Refers specifically to the full bench of the Supreme Court of Japan, consisting of all 15 justices, as opposed to a petty bench (小法廷). Used in legal contexts.

• 最さい高こう裁さい判ばん所しょの大だい法ほう廷ていで判はん決けつが言いい渡わたされた。

  The ruling was handed down by the Grand Bench of the Supreme Court.