tribunal
a court of justice.
a place or seat of judgment.
Also called tribune. a raised platform for the seats of magistrates, as in an ancient Roman basilica.
Origin of tribunal
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They now live under the threat of being ruled noncitizens by opaque foreigners tribunals and detained indefinitely.
India’s Anti-Immigrant Crackdown Has Torn Apart Families and Locked Up Hundreds. 1.9 Million People Fear They Could Be Next | Neha Thirani Bagri/Dalgaon, India | September 6, 2021 | TimeThe tribunals tasked with identifying legal citizens of India have tried significantly more Muslims and declared a much greater proportion of Muslims to be foreigners, according to a 2020 report by Human Rights Watch.
India’s Anti-Immigrant Crackdown Has Torn Apart Families and Locked Up Hundreds. 1.9 Million People Fear They Could Be Next | Neha Thirani Bagri/Dalgaon, India | September 6, 2021 | Time“If we speak about possible future prosecution of the people who committed crimes on behalf of the regime, like persecuting the opposition, these hacked databases could potentially be used for tribunals and investigations,” says Shraibman.
Hackers are trying to topple Belarus’s dictator, with help from the inside | Patrick Howell O'Neill | August 26, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIn its unanimous decision, the UK Supreme Court rejected Uber’s appeal of an earlier ruling by an employment tribunal ruling.
The UK Supreme Court ruled that Uber drivers are not self-employed | Michelle Cheng | February 19, 2021 | QuartzUber loses another appeal against drivers’ rights in UKUber loses UK tribunal appeal over driver employment rightsUber loses employment tribunal in the UK
Uber loses gig workers rights challenge in UK Supreme Court | Natasha Lomas | February 19, 2021 | TechCrunch
Shadman was detained for 77 days before being released after a U.S. Military tribunal in 2012 found no wrongdoing.
Twice he has been cleared of wrongdoing—first by a military tribunal and then the Afghan courts.
Paul Rosenberg at last discovered this and launched an action against the Federal tribunal of Switzerland.
My Grandfather's War: Recovering the Art the Nazis Stole | Anne Sinclair | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWesolowski is confined to house arrest in the walled city, awaiting trial in front of the Vatican tribunal.
Did the Vatican Arrest an Abuser to Protect Him? | Barbie Latza Nadeau | September 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCommittee Chairman Ed Royce called for a tribunal to be established to hold the Assad regime accountable for war crimes.
Syrian Defector: Assad Poised to Torture and Murder 150,000 More | Josh Rogin | July 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese men composed a self-constituted tribunal to award life or instant death to those brought before them.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottA vast concourse of angry men surrounded the tribunal, and filled the air with execrations.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottShe was called upon several times by committees sent from the revolutionary tribunal for examination.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottOsiris was the god before whose tribunal all departed spirits appeared to be judged.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordYet even as she put this plea forward in the inner tribunal of consciousness, she knew that it was false.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry Ward
British Dictionary definitions for tribunal
/ (traɪˈbjuːnəl, trɪ-) /
a court of justice or any place where justice is administered
(in Britain) a special court, convened by the government to inquire into a specific matter
a raised platform containing the seat of a judge or magistrate, originally that in a Roman basilica
Origin of tribunal
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