(Brit.)a body established to settle certain types of dispute (英)仲裁机构 an industrial tribunal ruled that he was unfairly dismissed. 劳资裁判庭裁定他被不公正解雇。
a court of justice 法庭 an international war crimes tribunal. 国际战犯法庭。 ■a seat or bench for a judge or judges 审判员席,法官席
语源
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 tribune). Sense 1 dates from the early 20th cent