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gavel

[gav-uhl] / ˈgæv əl /
NOUN
mallet
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Last year, a mural unveiled on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building - depicting a judge wielding a gavel over a protestor - was also quickly erased.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

He always uses a wooden gavel, now chipped, that his father gave him roughly 25 years ago before he died.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 22, 2025

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

From Salon Mar. 11, 2025

He chose the defense subcommittee gavel on the Appropriations Committee.

From Slate Jan. 28, 2025

I want to get out of here and get back to work, but two long, hot hours pass before Hilly finally bangs her gavel.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett



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