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
In 1996, the United Nations selected her as chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.
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Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
In 2024, a Canadian tribunal held Air Canada liable for misleading information given to a grieving customer by its chatbot, establishing that companies can be liable for what their AI tells the public.
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Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
In July 202, a tribunal recommended then-chancellor Giovannini reconsider that decision, and in August 2020, McDonald made an appeal to the college’s board of trustees.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
The wounds and humiliations of private life can rarely be redressed by law; literature offers a parallel tribunal in which those hurts are litigated and, if possible, imaginatively overcome.
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Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
In 2024, a Canadian tribunal held Air Canada liable for misleading information given to a grieving customer by its chatbot, establishing that companies can be liable for what their AI tells the public.
—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
In July 202, a tribunal recommended then-chancellor Giovannini reconsider that decision, and in August 2020, McDonald made an appeal to the college’s board of trustees.
—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
The wounds and humiliations of private life can rarely be redressed by law; literature offers a parallel tribunal in which those hurts are litigated and, if possible, imaginatively overcome.
—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribunal
Noun
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Those arrested for criminal conduct must be held accountable in our court system.
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The court was also shown a surveillance video from a day before the hearing where Porter was seen attacking a juvenile court staffer and trying to escape.
Noun
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The baseball bats, authorities said, included one stored near his home's front door and five more in a kitchen storage bench.
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His wife, the literary agent Julie Barer, who’d dedicated his bench, was out, as was their twelve-year-old son, Beckett, who’s been coaching his father through the video game Baldur’s Gate 3.
Noun
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Student Andrew Taramykin said the judiciary is a special place, with some 30,000 employees.
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Now that the federal government has shared their replies to Khan and Omer’s petition, the case is due for final arguments, after which a decision will be given by the judiciary.
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“Tribunal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribunal. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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