tribunal
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| —n | |
| 1. | a court of justice or any place where justice is administered |
| 2. | (in Britain) a special court, convened by the government to inquire into a specific matter |
| 3. | a raised platform containing the seat of a judge or magistrate, originally that in a Roman basilica |
| [C16: from Latin tribūnus | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
Summoned before a tribunal, he was asked how many automobiles he had on a date some weeks earlier.
He appeared before an honor tribunal only thirteen days later, and in his opening statement confessed to all charges against him.
It falls to him to convene a tribunal and examine the suspects.
The consequence is that in practice the decisions of the tribunal are altogether arbitrary.
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