| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,505,802,198 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
tribunal |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Wikipedia | 0.07 sec. |
|
tribunal 1. a court of justice or any place where justice is administered 2. (in Britain) a special court, convened by the government to inquire into a specific matter 3. a raised platform containing the seat of a judge or magistrate, originally that in a Roman basilica How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | |
|---|---|---|
A right royal tribunal indeed, and such a one, I warrant, as never before sat together during all the history of ancient Mars. First the new-born child found a tortoise and from its shell contrived the lyre; next, with much cunning circumstance, he stole Apollo's cattle and, when charged with the theft by Apollo, forced that god to appear in undignified guise before the tribunal of Zeus. At the same time, the candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the government, upon vital questions affecting the whole people, is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court, the instant they are made, in ordinary litigation between parties in personal actions, the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their government into the hands of that eminent tribunal. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|