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gavel small mallet used by judge or presiding officer to signal order. [Western Culture: Misc.] See : Authority |
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Feinstein will be relieved of her gavels as head of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and the Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information. Productivity Enhancement Products was one of three companies awarded Golden Gavels for presenting "products holding great promise for the future. Their book - ``Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies'' - rates legal movies on a scale of gavels instead of stars (``From the Hip'' got one gavel, the worst; ``My Cousin Vinny'' received four). |
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