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 case will return to the tribunal for reconsideration. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Sep. 2024 The tribunal’s proceedings, presided over by Justice Golam Mortuza Majumdar, saw prosecutors request arrest warrants for 50 individuals, including Hasina. Reuters, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024 Their efforts resulted in the bloody year of revolutionary tribunals and executions known as the Terror, led by men like Maximilien Robespierre. Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024 Moraes joined Brazil’s Supreme Court in 2017 and is the president of the country’s electoral tribunal. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tribunal 
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Noun
  • Like with its upcoming US ban, TikTok plans to challenge this Canadian decision in court.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • But those also haven’t been handed over, court filings this week say.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Bucks like to bed on a ridge or bench, watching for does and scent-checking scrapes below.
    Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • But the rest of the boos mostly came after foul calls the crowd — and Boston’s bench — took umbrage with.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • There was little love lost between them – over the state of negotiations with Hamas, Israel’s military strategy and Netanyahu’s bid to bring in a sweeping overhaul of the judiciary in 2023.
    Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Instead of winning the overwhelming support that Ms. Sandu had hoped, the results in both races exposed Moldova’s judiciary as unable to adequately protect the democratic process.
    Stephen McGrath and Vadim Ghirda, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024

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“Tribunal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribunal. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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