ad hoc tribunal
collocation in Englishmeaningsofad,ad hocandtribunal
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ad
noun[C]
uk/æd/us/æd/
informal for ...
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ad-hoc
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌæd ˈhɒk/us/ˌæd ˈhɑːk/
made or happening only for a particular purpose or need, not planned before ...
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tribunal
noun[C]
uk/traɪˈbjuː.nəl/us/traɪˈbjuː.nəl/
a special court or group of people who are officially chosen, especially by the government, to examine (legal) problems of a ...
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(Definition ofad,ad-hocandtribunalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofad hoc tribunal
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What kind of decision shall we have from an adhoctribunal?
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It is not sufficient merely to establish the adhoctribunal.
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The will of the world is that those matters should be prosecuted, which is why we have established the adhoctribunal.
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I am not sure that yet another adhoctribunalwould make sense when the two present ones are proving expensive, cumbersome and ineffective.
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A court-martial has always been an adhoctribunalcreated and appointed by the order of a commanding officer, as the convening authority.
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Other ad hoc tribunals are similarly selective.
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One thing is perfectly plain—we cannot move from adhoc courts to ad hoc tribunals.
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It is right that, in respect of those appalling activities, ad hoc tribunals should be investigating and trying individuals—but that is happening in relation to only two of those theatres.
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Ad hoc tribunals that we have seen in the past may prove necessary again in the future.
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It is apparent that we will not make progress in the long term with ad hoc tribunals.
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It would not suffer from the selectivity and difficulties encountered by the ad hoc tribunals that we have at present, good as their work has been.
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The time which is constantly wasted in setting up ad hoc tribunals could be saved and it might even be cheaper.
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