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
Source: Nikkei Asia Court rules countries should protect oceans from greenhouse gases
Nine island nations, from the Pacific to the Caribbean, asked a tribunal to clarify countries’ obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the 1994 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2024
The difference is the removal of the final fig leaf some of us thought was covering America's refusal to subject itself to the jurisdiction of an international criminal tribunal.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
In 2016, a tribunal established under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ruled that China cannot claim sovereignty over Second Thomas Shoal and sovereign rights over it are vested in the Philippines.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 9 July 2024
In 2016, an international tribunal in The Hague ruled in favor of the Philippines’ claims in a landmark maritime dispute, which concluded that China has no legal basis to assert historic rights to the bulk of the South China Sea.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 20 June 2024
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Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2024
The difference is the removal of the final fig leaf some of us thought was covering America's refusal to subject itself to the jurisdiction of an international criminal tribunal.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
In 2016, a tribunal established under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ruled that China cannot claim sovereignty over Second Thomas Shoal and sovereign rights over it are vested in the Philippines.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 9 July 2024
In 2016, an international tribunal in The Hague ruled in favor of the Philippines’ claims in a landmark maritime dispute, which concluded that China has no legal basis to assert historic rights to the bulk of the South China Sea.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 20 June 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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