Tribunal

The seat of a judge; the place where he administers justice. The whole body of judges who compose a jurisdiction. 155 111. App. 405. The jurisdiction which the judges exercise. The term is Latin, and derives its origin from the elevated seat where the tribunes administered justice.

The seat of a judge; the place where he administers justice. The whole body of judges who compose a jurisdiction. The jurisdiction which the judges exercise. The term is Latin, and derives its origin from the elevated seat where the tribunes administered justice. Any court, forum, or judicial body. Anderson’s L. Diet.

The seat of a judge; the place where he administers justice; a judicial court; the bench of judges. See Foster v. Worcester, 16 Pick. (Mass.) 81.

In Roman law. An elevated seat occupied by the prætor, when he judged, or heard causes in form. Originally a kind of Stage made of wood in the form of a square, and movable, but afterwards built of stone in the form of a semi-circle. Adams, Rom. Ant. 132, 133.

A magistrate's seat; a place from which justice is dispensed; any court

Originally, an elevated seat, occupied by the praetor, while engaged in judging causes; now used in the general sense of any court or forum.