tribunal
noun
[ trʌɪˈbjuːn(ə)l ]
• a body established to settle certain types of dispute.
• "an industrial tribunal ruled that he was unfairly dismissed"
• a court of justice.
• "an international war crimes tribunal"
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a seat for judges): from Old French, or from Latin tribunal ‘raised platform provided for magistrate's seats’, from tribunus (see tribune1). tribunal (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the early 20th century.
