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tri·bu·nal
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| 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. |
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| tri·bu·nal
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n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tribūnal, judge's platform, from tribūnus, tribune; see tribune1.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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).
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| tribunal | |
noun | |
| an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business [syn: court] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
tribunal [traiˈbjuːnl] noun
a group of people appointed to give judgement, especially on official decisions
Example: The case was dealt with by a tribunal.
Example: The case was dealt with by a tribunal.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
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. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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