Complete Definition of "gavel"

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English

Etymology
Unknown.

Noun
en-noun

  1. A wooden mallet, used by a judge in a courtroom, or a chairman of a committee, struck against a sounding block to quiet the rabble down.
  2. figurative The legal system as a whole.

Translations
trans-top|wooden mallet
Finnish: nuija
Spanish: mazo m, martillo m
trans-mid
Swedish: klubba c, ordförandeklubba c
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Verb
en-verb|gavell|ing

  1. To use a gavel.

#:The judge gavelled for order in the courtroom after the defendent burst out with a confession.

Translations
trans-top|To use a gavel
Finnish: nuijia
trans-mid
Spanish: dar mazazos, dar martillazos
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Category:Unknown etymology


Swedish
Noun
sv-noun-reg-ar|sg-nom-defgaveln|2gavl
gavel c

#gable, a short wall of a building

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