🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

재판소

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jaepanso

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tribunal/traɪˈbjuːnəl/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 사건은 특별 재판소에 회부되었습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A court or assembly convened to judge, adjudicate, or rule on a particular matter or group of claims.

    "The international war crimes tribunal heard testimonies from multiple witnesses."
  2. 2

    A specialized official body set up to resolve specific disputes, such as employment or administrative disagreements outside of standard courts.

    "She brought her case before an employment tribunal after being wrongfully dismissed."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'tribunal', referring to the raised platform where the tribunes of ancient Rome sat to administer justice. It entered Middle French and subsequently the English language in the late 14th century, evolving from a physical judicial platform to denote any official body established to examine and adjudicate specific matters.

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