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tri⋅bu⋅nal

  [trahy-byoon-l, tri-]
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–noun
1. a court of justice.
2. a place or seat of judgment.
3. Also called tribune. a raised platform for the seats of magistrates, as in an ancient Roman basilica.
Origin:
1520–30; < L tribūnal, tribūnāle judgment seat, equiv. to tribūn(us) tribune 1 + -āl(e) -al 2
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tri·bu·nal   (trī-byōō'nəl, trĭ-)   
n.  
  1. Law
    1. A seat or court of justice.
    2. The bench on which a judge or other presiding officer sits in court.
  2. A committee or board appointed to adjudicate in a particular matter.
  3. Something that has the power to determine or judge: the tribunal of public opinion.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tribūnal, judge's platform, from tribūnus, tribune; see tribune1.]
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Tribunal

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.

Tribunal

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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Language Translation for : tribunal
Spanish: tribunal,
German: der Gerichtshof,
Japanese: 裁判所
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tribunal 
1447, from O.Fr. tribunal (13c.), from L. tribunal "platform for the seat of magistrates, elevation, embankment," from tribunus "official in ancient Rome, magistrate," lit. "head of a tribe," from tribus (see tribe). Hence, a court of justice or judicial assembly (1590).
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Main Entry: tri·bu·nal
Pronunciation: trI-'byün-&l, tri-
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, platform for magistrates, from tribunus tribune, from tribus tribe
1 : the seat of a judge or one acting as a judge
2 : a court or forum of justice : a person or body of persons having to hear and decide disputes so as to bind the parties
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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