as in court
an assembly of persons for the administration of justice was tried before a military tribunal and found not guilty of the charges

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Recent Examples of tribunal Whether or not Sinner was intentionally doping has not been in dispute, and in the August decision, the tribunal concluded that the quantity of clostebol in Sinner’s system did not give him any competitive advantage. Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025 The code is admissible evidence in court and labor tribunals, thus providing workers with real authority during disputes with their employers. Dee Coakley, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 During his papacy, Francis sought to clean up Vatican finances and changed the law to ensure that Becciu, as a cardinal, could be judged by a Vatican tribunal of judges. Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025 The general created tribunals to oversee crop disputes between landlords and tenants, as many tenants were too poor to appear in state court. Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tribunal
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Noun
  • Diddy turns down plea deal in court, judge rules on jury selection before trial: Live updatesNeed a break?
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • Gonzalez Rogers also referred the case to federal prosecutors to investigate whether Apple committed criminal contempt of court for flouting her 2021 ruling.
    Josh Sisco, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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  • Before that, the Magic could completely take away the 3-point line and severely limit the Boston bench.
    The Athletic NBA Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Barrett taught at Notre Dame before she was appointed to the federal bench and was an adjunct professor at the law school in 2023, according to her most recent financial disclosure report.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • Trump’s relationship with the judiciary has been strained by recent rulings involving immigration and the firing of federal workers.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The No Rogue Rulings Act will return the judiciary to its proper role, end this partisan exercise, and put democracy back in charge.
    Darrell Issa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Tribunal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribunal. Accessed 10 May. 2025.

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