tribunal
noun
tri·bu·nal
trī-ˈbyü-nᵊl 
tri-
1
: a court or forum of justice
2
: something that decides or determines
the tribunal of public opinion
3
Examples of tribunal in a Sentence
An international tribunal was formed to deal with war crimes.
was tried before a military tribunal and found not guilty of the charges
Recent Examples on the Web
But Beijing has rejected the tribunal’s ruling and continued its military buildup, with many features lying hundreds of miles away from China’s mainland.
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Rebecca Wright, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
And in this instance, the only tribunal in a realistic position to grant Trump immunity — unlikely as such a grant may be — is the Supreme Court.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
In the 1994 book Anatomy of the Auschwitz Death Camp, historian Helena Kubica recounted testimony given by Moshe Ofer, a man who was imprisoned as a child with his twin brother, during a tribunal that tried Mengele in absentia in 1985.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
Adapted by Ben Vanstone, who previously exhibited his comfort food chops on PBS’ All Creatures Great and Small, A Gentleman in Moscow begins in 1921 with McGregor’s Count Alexander Rostov facing a tribunal.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
Moffatt first visited Air Canada’s website on Nov. 11, 2022 — the day his grandmother died, according to the tribunal.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024
The tribunal's judgement could set a precedent for holding businesses accountable when relying on interactive technology tools, including generative artificial intelligence, to take on customer service roles.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2024
Kwiatkowski was one of five witnesses at the tribunal and one of three women who worked for the city at the time and interviewed with a Southfield attorney hired to investigate the allegations and provide a report to city officials earlier that year.
—Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2024
The drug boss came up with an impromptu plan to kidnap the president of the tribunal and force him to reverse the decision.
—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024
Rebecca Wright, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
And in this instance, the only tribunal in a realistic position to grant Trump immunity — unlikely as such a grant may be — is the Supreme Court.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
In the 1994 book Anatomy of the Auschwitz Death Camp, historian Helena Kubica recounted testimony given by Moshe Ofer, a man who was imprisoned as a child with his twin brother, during a tribunal that tried Mengele in absentia in 1985.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
Adapted by Ben Vanstone, who previously exhibited his comfort food chops on PBS’ All Creatures Great and Small, A Gentleman in Moscow begins in 1921 with McGregor’s Count Alexander Rostov facing a tribunal.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
Moffatt first visited Air Canada’s website on Nov. 11, 2022 — the day his grandmother died, according to the tribunal.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024
The tribunal's judgement could set a precedent for holding businesses accountable when relying on interactive technology tools, including generative artificial intelligence, to take on customer service roles.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2024
Kwiatkowski was one of five witnesses at the tribunal and one of three women who worked for the city at the time and interviewed with a Southfield attorney hired to investigate the allegations and provide a report to city officials earlier that year.
—Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2024
The drug boss came up with an impromptu plan to kidnap the president of the tribunal and force him to reverse the decision.
—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024
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tribunal
noun
tri·bu·nal
trī-ˈbyün-ᵊl
trib-ˈyün-
1
: the seat of a judge
2
: a court of justice
3
: something that decides or determines
the tribunal of public opinion
Legal Definition
tribunal
noun
tri·bu·nal
trī-ˈbyün-ᵊl, tri-
1
: the seat of a judge or one acting as a judge
2
: a court or forum of justice : a person or body of persons having to hear and decide disputes so as to bind the parties
Etymology
Latin, platform for magistrates, from tribunus tribune, from tribus tribe
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