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tribunal
1. n. An assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business; a court of law.
2. n. (Philippines, historical) A kind of village hall used to transact business, to quarter troops and travellers, and to confine prisoners.

Example Sentences

This is the judgement of the tribunal.  Her lawyers told the tribunal that she still experienced frequent and distressing flashbacks, her relationship with her boyfriend had broken down and she had lost social contact with her friends.  Without visible efforts, he collected more than his share of quangos, nationalised boards and review bodies, and he also served on the employment appeals tribunal.

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