About The Word Tribunal
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Tribunal
Tribunal Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Tribunal?
[n] an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tribunal: court | judicature Related Terms | Find terms related to Tribunal: See Also | appeals court | appellate court | assembly | assizes | Bench | chancery | consistory | court of appeals | court of assize | court of assize and nisi prius | court of chancery | criminal court | divorce court | federal court | high court | inferior court | Inquisition | International Court of Justice | jury | juvenile court | kangaroo court | lower court | military court | moot court | police court | probate court | quarter sessions | Rota | Star Chamber | state supreme court | superior court | supreme court | traffic court | trial court | World Court Tribunal In Webster's Dictionary \Tri`bu*nal"\, n. [Sp.]
In villages of the Philippine Islands, a kind of townhall. At
the tribunal the head men of the village met to transact
business, prisoners were confined, and troops and travelers
were often quartered.
\Tri*bu"nal\, n. [L. tribunal, fr. tribunus a tribune who administered justice: cf. F. tribunal. See {Tribune}.] 1. The seat of a judge; the bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice. 2. Hence, a court or forum; as, the House of Lords, in England, is the highest tribunal in the kingdom. |
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