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 Absent of those factors, the tribunal found dismissal to be disproportionate. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 But something different happened here, forcing the tribunal to rule and accept it would be questioned for blocking one of Argentina's most popular politicians from running. Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 To uncover the truth, FSU escalated the dispute to a fair work tribunal, where the union accused CBA of failing to explain how workers' roles were ruled redundant. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025 Over this period, every month between January and August brought claims of an imminent D-Day, citing figures close to the process who are, nevertheless, not the three members of the independent tribunal that matter. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tribunal
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Noun
  • His next court case came in January this year, when court records say Brown was at a hospital and someone called police about him.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Favorability sank 22 percentage points from August 2020, when 70% of respondents approved of the court.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • HuskFirm 3-person Camping Chair Another triple-seater, Huskfirm’s 3-person Camp Chair offers roomy bench-style seating for friends, families, couples, and even single folks who want to sprawl out.
    Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Liberty native and Mizzou senior Kayley Lenger claimed a front row spot in one of the student section seating areas, which sits behind the visiting team’s bench.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • The hammer blow was last week's dismissal by the Constitutional Court of Thaksin's daughter and protege Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the sixth prime minister from or backed by the Shinawatra family to be removed by the military or judiciary.
    Panarat Thepgumpanat, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Curt Hartman, one of the attorneys who filed the lawsuit on behalf of the resident, told The Enquirer the public has a right to view the court records and that the public serves as a check on the judiciary.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Tribunal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribunal. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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