gavel out

English

Verb

gavel out (third-person singular simple present gavels out, present participle (US) gaveling out or (Commonwealth) gavelling out, simple past and past participle (US) gaveled out or (Commonwealth) gavelled out)

  1. To bang the gavel to indicate the conclusion of a court session.
    • 2023 June 10, Patricia Murphy, “OPINION: ‘Atlanta way’ long gone as city leaders face death threats over training center”, in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution‎:
      After a marathon session that included more than 14 hours of mostly negative public comment, the council agreed 11 to 4 to fund the center, and then gaveled out just before 6 a.m.
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