Lat. By the court. A phrase used in the reports to distinguish an opinion of the whole court from an opinion written by any one judge. Sometimes it de-. notes an opinion written by the chief jus-tice or presiding judge. See Clarke v. west-ern Assur. Co., 146 Pa. 501, 23 Atl. 248, 15 L. R. A. 127, 28 Am. St Rep. 821
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
