Legal Definition and Related Resources of Gavel
Meaning of Gavel
In old English law. Tribute; toll; custom; yearly revenue, of which there were formerly various kinds. Jacob; Tayl. Hist. Gavelkind, 26, 102. See “Gabel.”
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What is Gavel?
A definition of gavel is: In English law, custom; tribute; toll; yearly rent; payment of revenue; of which there were anciently several sorts; as gavel-corn, gavel-malt, oat-gavel, gavel-fodder, etc.[1]
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- “Gavel” in the White America Dictionary (New York, Los Angeles, London, New Delhy, Hong Kong, 1989)
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