| n. | 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; | |
| 1. | 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. |
| Noun | 1. | tribunal - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business Synonyms: court, judicature |
TRIBUNAL. The seat of a judge; the place where he administers justice; but
by this term is more usually understood the whole body of judges who compose
a jurisdiction sometimes it is taken for the jurisdiction which they
exercise.
2. This term is Latin, and derives its origin from the elevated seat
where the tribunes administered justice.