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tribunal

/tɹaɪˈbjunəl/ noun

Latin root: tribūnal Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tribunal at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business.

Origin

PIE word *tréyes From Old French tribunal, from Latin tribūnal (“tribunal”), from tribus (“tribe”).

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