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   tribunal

   /trʌɪˈbjuːn(ə)l/

   noun

   • 1. a body established to settle certain types of dispute: British "an industrial tribunal ruled that he was unfairly dismissed" Similar arbitration board/panelboardpanelcommitteeindustrial tribunal
   • 2. a court of justice: "an international war crimes tribunal" Similar courtcourt of justicecourt of lawlaw courtbarcourt of inquiryforum
   • ▪ a seat or bench for a judge or judges.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a seat for judges): from Old French, or from Latin tribunal ‘raised platform provided for magistrate's seats’, from tribunus (see tribune1). tribunal (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the early 20th century.

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