English Dictionary

The seat of a judge; the bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice.
Source : opted (162096)  - auto

Hence, a court or forum; as, the House of Lords, in England, is the highest tribunal in the kingdom.
Source : opted (162097)  - auto

In villages of the Philippine Islands, a kind of townhall. At the tribunal the head men of the village met to transact business, prisoners were confined, and troops and travelers were often quartered.
Source : opted (182038)  - auto