Definition of tribunal in English:

noun

• 1British A body established to settle certain types of dispute.

  ‘an industrial tribunal ruled that he was unfairly dismissed’

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  • ‘In the event of a dispute, an employment tribunal will rule on what is reasonable.’
  • ‘We see the employment and disputes tribunals, which adopt their own rules of evidence.’
  • ‘The industrial tribunal decided that Lambeth council had breached the Race Relations Act.’
  • ‘They say workers got pay rises through an industrial tribunal ruling in June.’
  • ‘Smith lost an industrial tribunal case last November, but he has lodged an appeal.’
  • ‘I am aware of the effects of disputes tribunals - particularly in the agricultural sector - and they are not always as judicially objective as they might be.’
  • ‘Instead of only being able to offer advice, staff with legal training will now be able to represent complainants in tribunals and county court cases.’
  • ‘Workers can recover underpayments at an employment tribunal or the county court.’
  • ‘It should do so in the terms agreed between the parties, as is commonly the case when courts and tribunals in many jurisdictions give effect to terms agreed for the settlement of litigation.’
  • ‘The whole subject presents unique challenges to legislators and to tribunals and courts, as well as to those responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Act in the workplace.’
  • ‘The jurisdictional powers of the courts and arbitral tribunals are fundamentally different.’

  Synonyms

  arbitration board, arbitration panel, board, panel, committee

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• 2A court of justice.

  ‘an international war crimes tribunal’

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  • ‘It is encouraging that various instruments, including war crimes tribunals and the International Court of Justice, have been put in place to address and redress past wrongs.’
  • ‘In practice there seems no good reason why the present approach of handling environment-related cases within the existing system of international courts and tribunals should not continue to work.’
  • ‘Some commentators have also expressed scepticism about the international courts, tribunals and committees which pronounce upon human rights.’
  • ‘One sees, of course, that there are sometimes decisions of the International Court and of tribunals and they have a greater status.’
  • ‘In the judicial branch the Supreme Court of Justice is the highest tribunal.’
  • ‘This may be a court (other than the superior courts), tribunal or other public authority.’
  • ‘These tribunals are essential kangaroo courts.’
  • ‘In such cases, trial court judgments may be reviewed by appellate tribunals, with the Supreme Court having final judgment.’
  • ‘Everybody will be sending their courts and tribunals into other jurisdictions, and then you have a tremendous mess and it is not the mess that the federal arrangements seem to contemplate.’
  • ‘We should devise a system that draws on both national courts and an international tribunal.’
  • ‘Then we each can hold war crimes tribunals and let justice prevail.’
  • ‘Employers' organisations also challenged the power of the Commonwealth tribunal in the High Court.’
  • ‘That freedom necessarily extends to the workings of the courts and tribunals which administer and enforce the laws of this country.’
  • ‘Everyone has the right to equality before the courts and tribunals of law.’
  • ‘So we're looking at international tribunals such as the International Court of Justice or the UN Standing Committee on Torture.’
  • ‘It is probably there that the reference to legal services to be provided in proceedings in federal courts and tribunals would need to be inserted.’
  • ‘Amending legislation may also be necessary if the tribunal loses an expected Supreme Court appeal.’

  Synonyms

  court, court of justice, court of law, law court, bar

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  1. 2.1A seat or bench for a judge or judges.
     Synonyms

     judges, magistrates, judiciary, judicature

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