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 United States participated in negotiations that led to the adoption of the Rome Statute that established the court as a tribunal of last resort to prosecute the world’s worst atrocities — war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide — if individual governments did not take action. Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025 Some Japanese officers and soldiers were tried by an Allied military tribunal and sentenced to death for their war crimes, but many more were never prosecuted. Kevin Chroust, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2025 As set forth below, the claims are either preempted, filed in the wrong tribunal, or defective as a matter of law because CAA lacks standing to bring the claim. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025 Jeremy Rintoul, an upper tribunal judge, granted Campbell permission to appeal the five-year ban after receiving and reviewing new evidence uncovered by Campbell’s team. Samantha Conti, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tribunal
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Noun
  • So, the court found that the HOA and management were properly dismissed from the case.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Once courts began hearing eviction cases again, CHA started addressing its backlog of cases and has seen its eviction cases double over the past year, the agency said.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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  • As the two of them headed toward their respective benches once the puck left the Finland zone, Tkachuk gave Mikkola one last hit.
    Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
  • The film’s deep bench of cast members includes Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Lee Majdoub, Krysten Ritter, Adam Pally, Natasha Rothwell and Shemar Moore.
    Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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  • Other business leaders have also criticized the Delaware judiciary.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Recent commentary from the White House, Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk on the judiciary and the rule of law has raised concerns among some critics of Trump, with fears that the president is overextending his power.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025

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“Tribunal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribunal. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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