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
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The Nuremberg trials also helped to establish precedents used in later international criminal tribunals, including those in the wake of the Bosnian war and Rwandan genocide, and influenced the formation of the International Criminal Court, which began operating in 2002 in The Hague.
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B.b. Blaber, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
Christine's father was held at a place called Sand Island, while Otto was hauled before a secret military tribunal.
—David Martin, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The tribunal also sentenced a former interior minister, Asaduzzaman Khan, to death while a former police chief, who pleaded guilty and became a state witness against Hasina, was sentenced to five years in prison, The Associated Press reported.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Police and paramilitary forces were deployed around government buildings and the tribunal complex, and there was tight security across the capital and other major cities.
—Ruma Paul, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
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B.b. Blaber, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
Christine's father was held at a place called Sand Island, while Otto was hauled before a secret military tribunal.
—David Martin, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The tribunal also sentenced a former interior minister, Asaduzzaman Khan, to death while a former police chief, who pleaded guilty and became a state witness against Hasina, was sentenced to five years in prison, The Associated Press reported.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Police and paramilitary forces were deployed around government buildings and the tribunal complex, and there was tight security across the capital and other major cities.
—Ruma Paul, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tribunal
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“Tribunal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tribunal. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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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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