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adjourn
[uh-jurn]
verb (used with object)
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.
Too many board members would have been absent, so the chair adjourned the meeting to next Monday.
to defer or postpone (a matter) to a future meeting of the same body, or to a future time, specified or not specified.
We will adjourn discussion of point 5.2 to our April meeting.
verb (used without object)
to postpone, suspend, or transfer proceedings.
to go to another place.
After dinner the ladies adjourned to the parlor.
adjourn
/ əˈɜː /
verb
(intr) (of a court, etc) to close at the end of a session
to postpone or be postponed, esp temporarily or to another place
(tr) to put off (a problem, discussion, etc) for later consideration; defer
informal(intr)
to move elsewhere
let's adjourn to the kitchen
to stop work
Other 51Թ Forms
- preadjourn verb
- readjourn verb
- ˈdzܰԳԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of adjourn1
Example Sentences
The inquest was adjourned until 17 June when the coroner will give her conclusion.
After weeks of evidence, the inquest was adjourned on Thursday with NSW state coroner Teresa O'Sullivan expected to deliver her recommendations by the end of the year.
The trial was then adjourned pending the decision on Thursday, which ultimately was to declare a mistrial.
She was one of three judges in the case which has been adjourned.
Judge Catherine Richards adjourned the case and released Mr Naghi on conditional bail.
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