English Dictionary
Definition of “adjournment”
Word Frequency
adjournment (əˈdʒɜːʳnmənt)
Definitions
noun
- a period during which proceedings are suspended ⇒
The court ordered a four-month adjournment.
⇒The meeting resumed after a brief adjournment for lunch.
⇒How long is the adjournment likely to last?
- the act of adjourning something ⇒
Shareholders requested an adjournment of the EGM.
⇒The judge ordered an adjournment until three o'clock in the afternoon.
- (informal) an act of going or moving to another place ⇒
Henry suggested an adjournment to the sitting room.
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = postponement, delay, suspension, putting off, stay, recess, interruption, deferment, deferral, discontinuation, prorogation
adjourn (əˈdʒɜːn
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Definitions
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
- intr (informal)
- to move elsewhere ⇒
let's adjourn to the kitchen
- to stop work
- to move elsewhere ⇒
Derived Forms
adˈjournment nounWord Origin
C14: from Old French ajourner to defer to an arranged day, from a- to + jour day, from Late Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus daily, from diēs dayTranslations for 'adjournment'
- British English: adjournment An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting. NOUNThe court ordered a four month adjournment.
- Brazilian Portuguese: recesso
- Chinese: 暂停暂暫停
- European Spanish: aplazamiento
- French: ajournement
- German: Vertagung
- Italian: rinvio
- Japanese: 延期
- Korean: 휴정
- Portuguese: adiamento
- Spanish: aplazamiento
Example Sentences Including 'adjournment'
An adjournment motion or a division under rule 184 wasn't on its mind any longer.India Today (2002)
Following the adjournment , Mr Dempsey told the court there had been no confirmation of Mr O'Keeffe's death.Irish Times (2002)
He told defence lawyers: "Despite having a'no adjournment ' rule, I have no choice in the matter.Sun, News of the World (2002)
His own case, asking for an adjournment in a matrimonial, was down for just before lunch, and immediately preceded by the criminal cases.In Remembrance of Rose
If this continued he would be unable to get through today's part of the summing up before an adjournment was ordered at twelve-thirty.Prosecutor
Please God, let Gil decide to settle, let Lord Impney be run down by a bus, let the luncheon adjournment last for ever.On My Way to the Club
The adjournment was granted to allow new solicitors for Ms Lawless to take instructions.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
The case marks the first time Ottawa has not opposed, or asked for an adjournment of, a same-sex marriage lawsuit.canada.com (2004)
Then, running from the Court House, Mr Pronsias Reilly brought word that the Prosecution had won an adjournment.Field of Blood
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