- tribunal
- noun1 court of justiceADJECTIVE▪ international, local (esp. BrE)▪ special▪ higher, highest▪ inferior (BrE)▪ judicial (esp. BrE), military▪ ad hoc, revolutionary▪ criminal, war crimesVERB + TRIBUNAL▪ create, establish, set up▪
A war crimes tribunal was set up to prosecute those charged with atrocities.
▪ convene▪ appear before, face▪He could face a military tribunal.
▪ be tried by▪The conspirators were tried by a military tribunal and found guilty.
TRIBUNAL + VERB▪ indict sb, sentence sb▪The tribunal sentenced him to twenty years in prison.
▪ rule sthPREPOSITION▪ at a/the tribunal▪The police gave evidence at the tribunal.
▪ before a/the tribunal▪He stood trial before an international tribunal.
▪ by tribunal▪He was put on trial by military tribunal.
2 (BrE) official body to settle disputeADJECTIVE▪ impartial, independent▪ expert▪ employment, industrial, transport▪ appeal, arbitration, disciplinary▪ medical▪ fact-findingVERB + TRIBUNAL▪ establish▪ go to▪The case went to a tribunal.
▪ apply to▪ bring sb/sth before, refer sth to, take sth to▪The case was referred to an industrial tribunal.
▪She took her case to a tribunal.
▪ appear before, face▪ tell▪She told the tribunal that she was a victim of sex discrimination.
▪ satisfy▪The employer must satisfy the tribunal on several matters.
TRIBUNAL + VERB▪ consider sth, hear sth▪ accept sth▪ dismiss sth, reject sth▪ conclude sth, decide sth, find sth▪The tribunal found for her employers (= judged that they were right).
▪ order sth, rule sth, uphold sth▪The disciplinary tribunal upheld an earlier ruling.
▪ be entitled▪The tribunal was entitled to reach this conclusion.
TRIBUNAL + NOUN▪ case, claim▪an employment tribunal claim
▪ hearing, proceedings▪ decision▪ chairman, member, panelPREPOSITION▪ at a/the tribunal, before a/the tribunal, by tribunal▪The fee for the player will be decided by tribunal.
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