as in court
an assembly of persons for the administration of justice was tried before a military tribunal and found not guilty of the charges

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Recent Examples of tribunal The records of the tribunal in Logroño were destroyed during Napoleon’s occupation of Spain in 1808. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 9 Mar. 2025 However, Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) overruled CBFC’s decision and allowed the film to release with minimal cuts (sadly, the tribunal was later dissolved). Viren Naidu, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025 The majority of the tribunal did not know Sinner was the player in question when reviewing the case. Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 Either approach could spark legal disputes before an international tribunal. Daniel Ackerman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tribunal
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Noun
  • The grounds include a bocce court, outdoor dining spot, stone fire pit and mature landscaping.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • This week’s White House Report Card could have been a bad one, considering court rulings against President Donald Trump, staffing blunders, and a lack of movement on his tariff war that is starting to scare his supporters.
    Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Heat then used a four-man bench rotation of Haywood Highsmith, Mitchell, Kyle Anderson and Duncan Robinson.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Kemp could be a bench player in the majors later but must add some versatility.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Delegitimizing the judiciary, the last constitutional brake when the legislature is co-opted and feckless?
    Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The point in this rally is to encourage our judiciary to deliver stiff sentences when animal cruelty has been committed, and solid evidence has been presented.
    Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Tribunal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribunal. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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