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Tribunal
Pronunciation : Tri*bu"nal
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. tribunal, fr. tribunus a tribune who administered justice: cf. F. tribunal. See Tribune.]
Definition : 1. The seat of a judge; the bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice.
2. Hence, a court or forum; as, the House of Lords, in England, is the highest tribunal in the kingdom.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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