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The seat of a judge; the bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice.
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Hence, a court or forum; as, the House of Lords, in England, is the highest tribunal in the kingdom.
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A court or other body which makes judgments.
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Officially, the international tribunal for the prosecution of persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991 (ICTY). The tribunal was established pursuant to United Nations Resolution 808. It consists of judicial chambers, a prosecutor and a registry. It is the first body established for such purposes since Nuremberg.
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In Kentucky, three-member panel appointed by the commissioner of education to hear and decide on cases when teachers want to challenge allegations that could result in loss of their jobs.
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The Refugee Review Tribunal (the RRT).
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A decision-making body appointed to inquire into and make decisions on specific issues of review or appeal.
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a body formed for the express purpose of making definitive decisions based on the precise interpretation and application of Canon Law - nothing else
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In villages of the Philippine Islands, a kind of townhall. At the tribunal the head men of the village met to transact business, prisoners were confined, and troops and travelers were often quartered.
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a raised platform from which a magistrate hears evidence and pronounces judgement
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A raised speaker's platform upon which a general or emperor addressed the troops.
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platform for commanding officer in principia, or on a parade-ground
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