tribunal

CEFRC1

/tɹaɪˈbjunəl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A special court that judges a particular type of case.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A kind of village hall used to transact business, to quarter troops and travellers, and to confine prisoners.

Examples

  • The next day, the tribunal sentenced him to death.

  • I appeared before the tribunal.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /tɹaɪˈbjuːnəl/
  • /tɹəˈbjunəl/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business; a court of law.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

PIE word *tréyes From Old French tribunal, from Latin tribūnal (“tribunal”), from tribus (“tribe”).