tri|bu|nal

tri|bu|nal
tri|bu|nal «trih BYOO nuhl, try-», noun.
1. a court of justice; place of judgment or judicial assembly: »

He was brought before the tribunal of seven judges for trial.

SYNONYM(S): judicature.
2. the place where judges sit in a law court. SYNONYM(S): bench.
3. Figurative. something by or in which judgment is given; judicial or deciding authority: »

the tribunal of the press.

╂[< Latin tribūnal < tribūnus; see etym. at tribune1 (Cf. ↑tribune)]

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