No. 180 in Portuguese
tribunal
A court of law.
In a sentence
O tribunal decidiu pelo encerramento do caso.
The court decided to close the case.
In this sentence, 'tribunal' refers to a building or institution where justice is administered or a judicial body.
No tribunal, eles apresentaram todas as provas.
In court, they presented all the evidence.
Here, 'tribunal' implies the venue or setting where legal matters are addressed.
O escritor se sentiu em um tribunal ao ser julgado por sua obra.
The writer felt in a court being judged for his work.
In this example, 'tribunal' metaphorically reflects a scenario of judgment or evaluation, akin to a literal court setting.
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