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gavel

[gav-uhl] / ˈgæv əl /
NOUN
mallet
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Find a friendly judge in Kalamazoo or East Lansing or Columbus to bang a gavel and void the Wolverine win.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

The latest costs relate to a mural depicting a judge in a wig battering a protester with his gavel, which appeared on the Royal Courts of Justice in London on 8 September 2025.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

That’s when District Board Vice President Hiram Jackson slammed his gavel to stop the meeting.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2025

Rather than give in, Self banged his gavel and ended the hearing.

From Salon Mar. 11, 2025

The gavel was an extension of his fist.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier



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