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- Dictionaryadjournment/əˈdʒəːnm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. an act or period of adjourning or being adjourned: "she sought an adjournment of the trial"
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ADJOURNMENT definition: 1. a pause or rest during a formal meeting or trial, or the act of giving a pause or rest: 2. a…. Learn more.
to temporarily end a meeting or trial: adjourn for sth The meeting adjourned for lunch. adjourn a case/hearing/trial/inquest/meeting The district judge adjourned the case for 16 weeks to allow time for experts to give evidence.
1. : the act of adjourning. adjournment of a meeting. 2. : the state or interval of being adjourned. a brief adjournment. Examples of adjournment in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web The defendant's attorney requested an adjournment in the case.
the temporary ending of a meeting or trial, or the period of time during which it is temporarily ended: This trial has a history of delays and repeated adjournments. The judge granted the request for an adjournment. The Senate passed the bill, but the House didn't vote on it before adjournment.
to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: At this point in the trial, the judge adjourned the court session so the defense could access and review the test results. to defer or postpone to a later time:
An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting. The court ordered a four month adjournment. Synonyms: postponement , delay , suspension , putting off More Synonyms of adjournment
When you end something or postpone it to a later time, that's an adjournment. When an initially friendly meeting becomes an angry shouting match, it might be time for an adjournment. Members at a company board meeting might request an adjournment for lunch, agreeing to reconvene in an hour.
Adjournment definition: the act of adjourning or the state or period of being adjourned. . See examples of ADJOURNMENT used in a sentence.
adjournment. noun. /əˈdʒɜːnmənt/. /əˈdʒɜːrnmənt/. [countable, uncountable] (formal) a time when a meeting or an official process, especially a trial, is stopped for a period of time; the fact of stopping a meeting or an official process in this way.
The meaning of ADJOURN is to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time. How to use adjourn in a sentence.
