tri·bu·nal /trī-'byün-əl, tri-/ n [Latin, platform for magistrates, from tribunus tribune, from tribus tribe]
1: the seat of a judge or one acting as a judge
2: a court or forum of justice: a person or body of persons having to hear and decide disputes so as to bind the parties
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.