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tribunal

/tɹaɪˈbjunəl/

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try-BYOO-nuhl: stress BYOO.

The first vowel is the long i of “my.” The u after b begins with a y glide, while the last syllable has a light uh.

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The tribunal heard testimony from three witnesses.

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What does tribunal mean?

noun

  1. An assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business; a court of law.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (historical) A kind of village hall used to transact business, to quarter troops and travellers, and to confine prisoners.

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IPA pronunciation

/tɹaɪˈbjunəl/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/tɹəˈbjunəl/
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Charles Darnay, alone in a cell, had sustained himself with no flattering delusion since he came to it from the Tribunal.
Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesProject Gutenberg ebook #98
He was dismissed in disgrace, and Galileo was forced to appear in the presence of the dread tribunal without defender or adviser.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
More book examples (3)
In Europe the sentence of a political tribunal is to be regarded as a judicial verdict rather than as an administrative measure.
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815
A right royal tribunal indeed, and such a one, I warrant, as never before sat together during all the history of ancient Mars.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThe warlord of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #68
A Tribunal established under this Subchapter shall decide the issues in dispute in accordance with this Agreement and applicable rules of international law.
CanadaNorth American Free Trade Agreement, 1992 Oct. 7 Tariff Phasing DescriptionsProject Gutenberg ebook #89