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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This would be lawless, since the United States has refused to join the tribunal, and Netanyahu is not accused of committing any crimes here.
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Eugene Kontorovich, National Review, 3 July 2025
The tribunal has so far issued three arrest warrants for Hasina, including charges of crimes against humanity linked to the July violence.
—CNN Money, 2 July 2025
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks after the signing of an agreement for establishing a special tribunal to try top officials responsible for Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, on June 25, 2025.
—Mark Temnycky, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Since early in the conflict, Kyiv has been pushing for the creation of a special tribunal that goes beyond prosecuting war crimes that Ukraine alleged Russian forces committed — including bombing civilian infrastructure, killing civilians, rape, taking hostages and torture.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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Eugene Kontorovich, National Review, 3 July 2025
The tribunal has so far issued three arrest warrants for Hasina, including charges of crimes against humanity linked to the July violence.
—CNN Money, 2 July 2025
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks after the signing of an agreement for establishing a special tribunal to try top officials responsible for Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, on June 25, 2025.
—Mark Temnycky, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Since early in the conflict, Kyiv has been pushing for the creation of a special tribunal that goes beyond prosecuting war crimes that Ukraine alleged Russian forces committed — including bombing civilian infrastructure, killing civilians, rape, taking hostages and torture.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 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 9 Jul. 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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