gavel
/ˈɡæ.vəl/ noun C2- A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.
- The beginning or end of legal proceedings.
- The legal system as a whole.
- A mason's setting maul.
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