Words / B2

try-BYOONL/traɪˈbjuːnl/

A tribunal is a specialist panel that judges a type of case: an employment tribunal; a war-crimes tribunal. Court is the general word; committee is political, not judicial. Do not call a student complaint panel a tribunal unless it truly is one. UK: employment tribunals for unfair dismissal.

Meaning

A special court or panel that judges a particular type of case, such as employment.

Examples

• “She took the dismissal to an employment tribunal.”
• “The inquiry was not a criminal court but a public tribunal.”

Good to know

an employment / military / international tribunal. General: court. Not a casual committee. UK work law: employment tribunal. Formal legal register.

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