gavel
tukul kayu
definition
verb
he gaveled the convention to order
bring (a hearing or person) to order by use of a gavel.
noun
For example, when the auctioneer hammers the gavel , a binding contract exists immediately.
a small mallet with which an auctioneer, a judge, or the chair of a meeting hits a surface to call for attention or order.
example
The judge bangs his 'gavel' and then gets up and exits the courtroom.
The judge banged on the table again, wielding the 'gavel' like Thor's hammer, this time with a note of finality that echoed in the spacious room.
But this isn't a TV drama where the judge bangs down the 'gavel' decisively and victims leap up to the cheers of supporters.
The judge slams down his 'gavel' and stands up as the audience becomes alive with controversy.
I wasn't sure what was happening as the judge banged his 'gavel' on the bench and the court was adjourned.
There's the buzz of bidding against other interested people, the tension of waiting to see if they'll raise their offer, and the joy of being the winner when the auctioneer bangs his 'gavel' .
Then, with a final stroke of his 'gavel' , the auctioneer declared that the auction was over.
In fact, it's my understanding that he will 'gavel' the convention to order, sometime late tomorrow afternoon.
So, why did that 13-year-old girl get to 'gavel' the convention to order earlier this week?
When the auctioneer lowered his 'gavel' , the room erupted in applause.
Hushed whispers erupted within the courtroom and the judge slammed his 'gavel' down to bring order once again.
He rose from his chair and lifted his 'gavel' , apparently intending to enforce the Senate rule against public demonstrations.
It ended in furore and the mayor had to use her 'gavel' to restore order.
Weeping family members of deceased on behalf of the accused also wept in joy as the 'gavel' hit and the judge proclaimed that he would not allow another appeal of the case.
The judge banged his 'gavel' , dismissing the court for lunch.
Suddenly everyone was talking at once, and the judge banged his 'gavel' on the desk.
The judge banged his 'gavel' several times to demand silence, but he couldn't be heard above the noise that was increasing by the minute.
The warning didn't register with one windbag, and the committee members signaled the emcee to 'gavel' the person off the dais.
For example, when the auctioneer hammers the 'gavel' , a binding contract exists immediately.
With members of Congress itching to 'gavel' their lame duck session to a close, the biggest hurdle remains a catch-all spending bill that's now weeks overdue.
When the auctioneer banged his 'gavel' for the last time, the auction had raised over 100,000 baht.
Maybe that's why the young Scottish playwright talks so fast and loose about his work, chattering like a set of joke teeth, spattering out anecdotes and theories like an auctioneer whose own mindset is under the 'gavel' .
The silence was broken by the 'gavel' pounding on the judge's perch.
The chairman refers the matter to committee and 'gavels' the meeting to a close.
Near the end of the morning, after I'd 'gaveled' down dozens of lots of major artwork for big money from a big crowd that nearly filled our Blue Salon, a tiny, minor Renoir came up.
The 140-day session 'gaveled' to order last week is no exception.
The so-called Vienna Group was ‘ 'gavelling' ’ each paragraph yesterday afternoon and was to hand the final draft plan to the summit's main committee.
He 'gaveled' the hearing to a close, intimating that enough light had been shed on the issue to allow him to move forward.
He then announced that no agreement would be possible and 'gaveled' the session to a close.
The Chairman of the magistrates 'gaveled' loudly on the block.
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