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tribunal Definition

tri·bu·nal (trī byo̵̅o̅′nəl, tri-)

noun

  1. a seat or bench upon which a judge or judges sit in a court
  2. a court of justice
  3. any seat of judgment the tribunal of popular sentiment

Etymology: L < tribunus: see tribune

tribunal Synonyms

tribunal

n.

bench, bar, assizes; see court 2.

tribunal Law Definition

n

  1. An officer or body with the authority to pronounce judgment on a matter based upon the evidence.
  2. A court or other judicial body.
  3. The bench or seat where the judge sits while presiding over a hearing or trial.

tribunal Usage Examples

Preposition: on

refusal: See: Making an ERA claim to the tribunal on a refusal of flexible working.

Converse of object

adjourn: At 11.10 the Tribunal adjourned to consider the matter.

Adjective modifier

  • arbitral: Those are matters within the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal.
  • impartial: The overriding consideration was the " fundamental " right of everyone to a " fair hearing " by an " impartial tribunal " .
  • industrial: Any basic award of compensation for unfair dismissal made by an industrial tribunal.
  • disciplinary: To that end the case will be referred to the Church in Wales ' disciplinary tribunal.
  • military: Instead, President Bush ordered the creation of military tribunals to try some captives.
  • independent: You have the legal right to ask the local council to reconsider their decision, or you can appeal to an independent tribunal.

Modifies a noun

  • hearing: The Appeals Service will decide your appeal at a tribunal hearing.
  • chairman: A tribunal chairman struck out this part of their claim.
  • proceeding: He also advises clients who suffer from mental illness in tribunal proceedings or those who have been caught up in the criminal justice system.
  • claim: Training We aim to support clients by helping them to reduce their chances of facing Tribunal Claims.
  • ruling: Imagine a French industrial tribunal ruling it was racial discrimination to reject a non-French speaking applicant for a job dealing with the French public?
  • decision: You can ask for a copy of the record of the appeal hearing up to six months from the date of the tribunal decision.

Noun used with modifier

  • employment: Can I make a claim to an employment tribunal?
  • appeal: They have the power to change it without the need for an appeal tribunal.
  • valuation: Explain the procedures to be followed to initiate an appeal to the valuation tribunal.
  • leasehold: Jeff is also a professional member of the Residential Property Tribunal Service ( RPTS ) and sits on leasehold valuation tribunals.
  • arbitration: The arbitration tribunal deals with more than 600 cases each year, most involving complaints by tenants about disrepair.
  • three-man: Alas no minutes but it was at that this meeting that Barry Steele-Bodger was elected to serve on the three-man tribunal mentioned above.