tribunal
/traɪˈbjuːnl/ (bre, ipa) · /traɪˈbjuːnl/ (ame, ipa) · /trī-ˈbyü-nᵊl tri-/ (ame, mw)
tribunal — 名詞
- tribunalsingular
- tribunalsplural
1. a group of people chosen to act as judges and make decisions on legal disagreeme
法庭；裁決庭
專門處理特定類型法律案件的司法機構
a group of people chosen to act as judges and make decisions on legal disagreements or official complaints, usually for a specific area of law
Amani testified before the employment tribunal about unfair dismissal.
Amani 就不公平解僱一事在就業法庭上作證。
collocation: employment tribunal / appear before [a] tribunal
The international tribunal ruled that the company must pay damages to local farmers.
國際法庭裁定該公司必須向當地農民支付賠償金。
tribunal + ruled + that-clause for a formal decision
Putri filed a complaint with the housing tribunal after her landlord refused repairs.
Putri 在房東拒絕修理後向房屋糾紛法庭提出申訴。
The tribunal's decision was based on evidence gathered over several months of hearings.
法庭的裁決是根據數月聽證會期間所收集的證據作出的。
Brandon received a summons to appear before the disciplinary tribunal next Tuesday.
Brandon 收到傳票，必須在下週二到紀律裁決庭出庭。
- court
broader term — courts handle general criminal and civil cases, while tribunals focus on specific areas
- panel
emphasises the group of decision-makers rather than the formal institution
- board
often used for internal or administrative bodies (e.g. appeals board); less formal than tribunal
- commission
a body that investigates or reports on issues; may not have binding decision-making power like a tribunal
文法句型
appear before [a/the] tribunal
[noun] tribunal
用法筆記
Tribunals differ from ordinary courts in that they usually handle a specific type of dispute (e.g. employment, immigration, housing) rather than general criminal or civil cases. The word is often capitalised as part of a proper name: the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.