US /tɹaɪˈbjunəl/ UK /tɹaɪˈbjuːnəl/
noun Freq #13140

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A type of court set up to settle particular kinds of disputes.

    The case was heard by an employment tribunal.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a type of court set up to... courtcourt of lawjudicatory
Word family
Forms tribunals

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Old French tribunal, from Latin tribūnal (“tribunal”), from tribus (“tribe”).

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