as in court
an assembly of persons for the administration of justice was tried before a military tribunal and found not guilty of the charges

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Recent Examples of tribunal Return to Hogwarts | Official Trailer By Ryan Smith Senior Pop Culture & Entertainment Reporter 1 Harry Potter star Rupert Grint is facing a $2.3 million tax bill, after his appeal over what he was deemed to owe was dismissed at a tribunal in the U.K. this week. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024 Since then, his work has taken him to international tribunals and other inquiries into the missing in more than 60 countries. Tyler McBrien, The Dial, 28 Jan. 2025 He was made to testify at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg and was later condemned to death by a Polish tribunal. Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025 Special courts and tribunals were later created to prosecute atrocities in Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, and Cambodia, among others. Annie Hylton, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tribunal 
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Noun
  • So, the court found that the HOA and management were properly dismissed from the case.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
  • With today’s decision, the court has repudiated almost every aspect of Humphrey’s Executor.
    Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
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  • The film’s deep bench of cast members includes Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Lee Majdoub, Krysten Ritter, Adam Pally, Natasha Rothwell and Shemar Moore.
    Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
  • As the two of them headed toward their respective benches once the puck left the Finland zone, Tkachuk gave Mikkola one last hit.
    Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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  • His party has remained in power ever since, steadily accruing control over the country’s judiciary, electoral commission, state broadcaster, and other TV stations.
    Anthony Borden, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
  • What To Know According to AP, the letter was addressed to Republican and Democratic congressional leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the chairs and ranking members on the House and Senate judiciary committees.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025

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