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# tribunal

noun (a tribunal, tribunals)

«tribunal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (law) A special kind of court or group of officials who decide on a particular kind of problem, such as work disputes or tax arguments. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tribunal/#m1)
2. (law) A court set up to judge serious crimes, such as war crimes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tribunal/#m2)
3. Any group with the power to judge someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tribunal/#m3)

### In the lessons

In adult life a worker who thinks they were sacked unfairly may take their case to an employment tribunal. In history lessons tribunals judged leaders after wars. In stories it can sound frightening: someone stands before a tribunal. Phrases: «employment tribunal», «go to a tribunal», «war crimes tribunal», «appear before a tribunal».

### Examples

- Uncle Dan took his old boss to an employment tribunal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tribunal/#x1)
- The tribunal decided he had been dismissed unfairly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tribunal/#x2)
- After the war, a tribunal judged the leaders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tribunal/#x3)
- Three judges sat on the tribunal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tribunal/#x4)
- The tribunal will give its decision next week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tribunal/#x5)
- In the story the hero had to stand before a tribunal of elders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tribunal/#x6)
- For this deed, Poseidon summoned Ares to appear before the tribunal of the Olympic gods, which was held upon a hill in Athens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tribunal/#x7)

### Note

Countable noun, stress on the second syllable: try-BYOO-nal. A tribunal is smaller and more specialised than an ordinary court. Formal word; children rarely use it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tribunal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tribunal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tribunal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tribunal.html) on Mova free.