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 The tribunal accepted Sinner’s version of events as outlined above and, as such, ruled that he should not be banned but should lose his prize money, results and ranking points from Indian Wells. Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 Rebuking a move by the International Criminal Court to charge top Israeli leaders with war crimes, the U.S. House passed a bill that would lead to sanctions for officials at the tribunal. Natasha Frost, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 For Pacific countries like Vanuatu, which has brought a climate case before an international tribunal, climate change remains the number one priority but U.S. policies on emissions and international pacts will shift markedly from Biden to Trump, raising tensions in the Pacific. Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 The tribunal ultimately could not justify interfering with the lower tribunal's findings, just because the lower tribunal is the fact-finding court. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tribunal 
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Noun
  • Although Kessler is a high-profile litigator, including by leading high-profile antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA, NASCAR, U.S. Soccer, the NFL and other major sports defendants, litigators sometimes negotiate resolutions without having to go to court.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Jan. 2025
  • According to People, Emily and Justin Baldoni have been spending time in Hawaii with their two children as his lawyer, Bryan Freedman, continues to face off against Lively's legal team in and outside of court.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • New York isn’t one yet, and part of that is because of its struggling bench.
    Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Yates was found guilty in a bench trial Jan. 17 of being a felon in possession of a firearm, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California said in a news release.
    Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • How, then, should these judges approach this opportunity to lock in their legacies and that of a conservative judiciary?
    Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
  • There is also much discontent among the public regarding the judiciary system, because there are still ongoing cases related to the coal theft issue that happened two years ago, and also some issues related to the development bank, so the people were asking about those processes.
    Charlie Campbell, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025

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“Tribunal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribunal. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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