tribunal

[ trahy-byoon-l, trih- ]

noun

1. a court of justice.
2. a place or seat of judgment.
3. Also called tribune. a raised platform for the seats of magistrates, as in an ancient Roman basilica.

tribunal

/ trɪ-; traɪˈbjuːnəl /

noun

1. a court of justice or any place where justice is administered
2. (in Britain) a special court, convened by the government to inquire into a specific matter
3. a raised platform containing the seat of a judge or magistrate, originally that in a Roman basilica

Word History and Origins

Origin of tribunal¹

1520–30; < Latin tribūnal, tribūnāle judgment seat, equivalent to tribūn ( us ) tribune ¹ + -āl ( e ) -al ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of tribunal¹

C16: from Latin tribūnus tribune ¹

Example Sentences

So they have proposed an alternative time-limited one-off tribunal to find answers.

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MI5 showed "institutional defensiveness rather than candour" after the Manchester Arena attack and for years continued to present an "inaccurate picture" of what it had known about the suicide bomber, a tribunal has been told.

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Appeals for children with additional support needs can be made to a tribunal, external.

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The information was revealed after an 18-month transparency battle by the Times and a ruling by a tribunal judge.

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Employment tribunal documents reveal the union believes its ruling executive council had been misled as to the true value of the project.

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Related Words

• board
• committee
• judge
• justice