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tribunal

  (trī-byū'nəl, trĭ-) pronunciation
n.
  1. Law.
    1. A seat or court of justice.
    2. The bench on which a judge or other presiding officer sits in court.
  2. A committee or board appointed to adjudicate in a particular matter.
  3. Something that has the power to determine or judge: the tribunal of public opinion.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tribūnal, judge's platform, from tribūnus, tribune. See tribune1.]


 
 
Thesaurus: tribunal

noun

    A judicial assembly: bar, court. See law.

 
Architecture: tribunal

In an ancient Roman basilica, a raised platform for the curule chairs of the magistrates.


 

[Co]

Raised platform for a commanding officer or magistrates.

 
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A general term for a court, or the seat of a judge.

In Roman law, the term applied to an elevated seat occupied by the chief judicial magistrate when he heard causes.

 
Word Tutor: tribunal
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IN BRIEF: An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business.

pronunciation For a justice of this ultimate tribunal, the opportunity for self-discovery and the occasion for self-revelation is usually great. — Abe Fortas

 
Wikipedia: tribunal

A tribunal is a generic term for any body acting judicially, whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title. For example, an advocate appearing before a Court on which a single Judge was sitting could describe that judge as 'their tribunal'.

In the Roman Catholic Church, a tribunal usually refers to one of three instances of ecclesiastical courts: (1) a diocesan tribunal (2) a provincial tribunal, that is, of more than one diocese and commonly referred to as an appellate court (3) the Sacra Rota Romana, or Sacred Roman Rota, the highest court of appeals.

Many bodies that are titled 'tribunals' are so described to emphasize the fact that they are not courts of normal jurisdiction. For example the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is a body specially constituted under international law; in Great Britain, Employment Tribunals are bodies set up to hear specific employment disputes. Private judicial bodies are also often styled 'tribunals'. The word 'tribunal' is not conclusive of a body's function. For example, in Great Britain, the Employment Appeal Tribunal is a superior court of record.

Tribunals in Republic of Ireland

In the Republic of Ireland, the word tribunal is popularly used to refer to a public inquiry established under the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921. The main difference between a Parliamentary Inquiry (non statutory) and a Tribunal of Inquiry in Ireland is that non-statutory inquiries are not vested with the powers, privileges and rights of the High Court; Tribunals of Inquiry are. Tribunals are established by resolution of the Houses of the Oireachtas to enquire into matters of urgent public importance. It is not a function of Tribunals to administer justice, their work is solely inquisitorial. Tribunals are obliged to report their findings to the Oireachtas. They have the power to enforce the attendance and examination of witnesses and the production of documents relevant to the work in hand. Tribunals can consist of one or more people. A layperson, or non lawyer, may be the Sole member of a Tribunal.

See also: Public Inquiry # List of selected Irish public inquries

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Translations: Translations for: Tribunal

Dansk (Danish)
n. - domstol, nævn, ret

Nederlands (Dutch)
tribunaal (rechtbank)

Français (French)
n. - tribunal

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tribunal, Gericht(shof)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δικαστήριο

Italiano (Italian)
tribunale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tribunal (m)

Русский (Russian)
трибунал

Español (Spanish)
n. - tribunal, comisión investigadora

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tribunal, domstol, rätt

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
法官席, 法庭, 法院

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 法官席, 法庭, 法院

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 법정, 법관석, 세상의 비판

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 裁判所, 法廷, 判事席, 裁き

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كرسي القضاء أو منبره, محكمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ועדה ממשלתית לחקירת עניין מסוים, בית-דין, כס-שופטים, סמכות משפטית‬


 
 

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