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tribunal
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[trɪˈbjuːn(ə)l], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a body established to settle certain types of dispute
(e.g: an industrial tribunal ruled that he was unfairly dismissed)
- a court of justice
(e.g: an international war crimes tribunal)
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Origin
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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 tribune). tribunal dates from the early 20th century
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