A tribunal in the general sense is any person or institution with the authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes—whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title. For example, an advocate appearing before a court on which a single judge was sitting could describe that judge as 'their tribunal'. Many governmental bodies that are titled 'tribunals' are so described to emphasize the fact that they are not courts of normal jurisdiction. For example, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is a body specially constituted under international law; in Great Britain, Employment Tribunals are bodies set up to hear specific employment disputes. Private judicial bodies are also often styled 'tribunals'. The word 'tribunal' is not conclusive of a body's function. For example, in Great Britain, the Employment Appeal Tribunal is a superior court of record.

Das Tribunal, in der gehobenen Umgangssprache ein Gerichtshof, lat. der „Sitz des Tribuns“, bezeichnete im antiken Rom die Erhöhung des Amtsträgers, des Magistrates, des Prätors, des Feldherren im Lager und der Statthalter in den Provinzen, wobei die Legitimation zur Machtausübung durch eine räumliche Erhebung symbolisiert wurde.

Le tribunal ou juridiction (de jus dicere : littéralement, "dire le droit") est un lieu où est rendue la justice. C'est là que les personnes en conflit viennent chercher la justice et celles qui n'ont pas respecté la loi sont jugées.

Tribunal är beteckning på en domstol som skapats för ett speciellt ändamål.

The Elder Scrolls III: Trójca (org. The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal) – pierwszy dodatek do gry komputerowej cRPG The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind należącej do serii The Elder Scrolls.