tribunal
English Thesaurus
1. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business (noun.group)
hypernym | : | assembly, |
definition | : | a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | consistory, |
definition | : | a church tribunal or governing body (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | criminal court, |
definition | : | a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | divorce court, |
definition | : | a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | federal court, |
definition | : | a court establish by the authority of a federal government (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | f.i.s.c., foreign intelligence surveillance court, |
definition | : | a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | inquisition, |
definition | : | a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | juvenile court, |
definition | : | a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | kangaroo court, |
definition | : | an irregular unauthorized court (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | military court, |
definition | : | a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | moot court, |
definition | : | a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | police court, |
definition | : | a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused of serious offenses (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | probate court, |
definition | : | a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | quarter sessions, |
definition | : | a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | rota, |
definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | star chamber, |
definition | : | a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | superior court, |
definition | : | any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | traffic court, |
definition | : | a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offenses (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | trial court, |
definition | : | the first court before which the facts of a case are decided (noun.group) |
part holonym | : | bench, |
definition | : | the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively (noun.group) |
member holonym | : | jury, |
definition | : | a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law (noun.group) |
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