tribunalnoun [ C ]
uk/traɪˈbjuː.nəl/us/traɪˈbjuː.nəl/a special court or group of people who are officially chosen, especially by the government, to examine (legal) problems of a particular type:
a war crimes tribunal
She took her case to an immigration appeals tribunal.
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- He went to the industrial tribunal to seek redress for the way his employers had discriminated against him.
- She remitted the case to a new tribunal for reconsideration.
- His appeal will be heard by a tribunal.
- They set up a tribunal to deal with the petty criminals.
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Law courts
- appellate
- before
- bench
- chamber
- circuit court
- Circuit Court of Appeals
- court
- courtroom
- criminal court
- Crown Court
- dock
- High Court
- High Court of Australia
- jury box
- justice
- kangaroo court
- small claims court
- stand
- the Inns of Court
- witness box
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