gavels
Judges pound these
A gavel is the small wooden mallet used by judges and presiding officers to call for order or signal decisions.
The sharp rap of a gavel commands attention in courtrooms, legislatures, and auctions.
To gavel is to use one, often in the phrase gavel in or gavel out a session.
The gavel has become a symbol of judicial and parliamentary authority, appearing in logos and imagery even when the actual implement isn't used.
Conducts public sales
- biddingOffering prices or obeying
- soldExchanged for money
- lotLarge amount or portion
- hammer priceWinning auction bid amount
paddle · bid · reserve · going once · sale · Christie's · Sotheby's · estate sale
Judicial proceedings chamber
- judgeOne who decides
- verdictOfficial court decision
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- rulingFormal legal determination
order · justice · law · bailiff · bench · adjudicate · deliberation · jury
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- speakerOne who talks
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
chamber · assembly · motion · debate · quorum · floor · presiding · committee
Gathering for discussion
- call to orderFormally begin proceedings
- adjournTemporarily halt proceedings
- conveneFormally gather together
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
block · sounding · wooden · ivory · engraved · presentation · inauguration · honorary
auctioneer
Conducts public sales
hammer price · paddle · bid · reserve · going once · sale · Christie's · Sotheby's · estate sale · consignment
courtroom
Judicial proceedings chamber
ruling · order · justice · law · bailiff · bench · adjudicate · deliberation · jury · session
parliament
National legislative assembly
order · chamber · assembly · motion · debate · quorum · floor · presiding · committee · legislation
meeting
Gathering for discussion
- call to orderFormally begin proceedings
- adjournTemporarily halt proceedings
- conveneFormally gather together
podium · block · sounding · wooden · ivory · engraved · presentation · inauguration · honorary · commemorate
- justicecourtroom, trials, retributive justice, courts, blind justice
- legal systemattorney, landmark cases, criminal cases, lawyers, legal precedents
- lawyer officedesk, legal briefs, law books, filing cabinet, briefcase
- striking toolshammers, claw hammer, ball peen hammer, ball-peen hammer, framing hammer
- conventionsconvention, conventions, delegates, conference, attendee
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
gavelsclaw hammers
Curved-back nail drivers
sledgehammers · mallets · ball-peen hammers · construction tools
gavelsmob rule
Dominance by unruly crowds
anarchy · chaos · disorder · lawlessness · pandemonium
- auctioneer's gavelHammer ending sales