- adjournment
- n. adjourning or being adjourned.
Phrases and idioms:
adjournment debate a debate in the House of Commons on the motion that the House be adjourned, used as an opportunity for raising various matters.
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adjournment
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adjournment — I noun adjournal, break, continuation, deferment, dilatio, discontinuation, extension, hold over, intermission, interruption, moratorium, postponement, prolongation, prorogation, protraction, recess, reservation, respite, stay, suspension,… … Law dictionary
Adjournment — Ad*journ ment ( ment), n. [Cf. f. adjournement, OF. ajornement. See {Adjourn}.] 1. The act of adjourning; the putting off till another day or time specified, or without day. [1913 Webster] 2. The time or interval during which a public body… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjournment — The delay or postponement usually to another time of a meeting or action. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 … Glossary of Bankruptcy
adjournment — (n.) mid 15c., from O.Fr. ajornement daybreak, dawn; summons (to appear in court), from ajorner (see ADJOURN (Cf. adjourn)) … Etymology dictionary
adjournment — [n] discontinuation or delay of a proceeding break, deferment, deferral, intermission, interruption, pause, postponement, prorogation, putting off, recess, stay, suspension; concepts 121,703 Ant. beginning, commencement, continuance … New thesaurus
adjournment — [ə jʉrn′mənt] n. 1. an adjourning or being adjourned 2. the time of being adjourned … English World dictionary
Adjournment — For use of the term in board games, see adjournment (games). An adjournment is a suspension of proceedings to another time or place. To adjourn means to suspend until a later stated time or place. Contents 1 Law 2 Parliamentary procedure 3 See… … Wikipedia
adjournment — adjourn ad‧journ [əˈdʒɜːn ǁ ɜːrn] verb [intransitive, transitive] if a meeting or law court adjourns, or if the person in charge adjourns it, it finishes or stops, either for a short time, or until the next time it meets: • The chairman has the… … Financial and business terms
adjournment — noun a) The state of being adjourned. Adjournment didnt come a minute too soon for those of us who needed the toilet. b) The action of adjourning. At midnight we made a motion for adjournment and everyone went home tired … Wiktionary
adjournment — [[t]əʤɜ͟ː(r)nmənt[/t]] adjournments N COUNT An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting. The court ordered a four month adjournment. Syn: suspension … English dictionary
adjournment — The suspension of business or sessions, either for a fixed time, indefinitely, or until the opening of another term. As used in constitutional provision that a bill shall become a law if not returned by the executive within a specified time… … Ballentine's law dictionary
