adjourned definition
Learner's definition of ADJOURN. : 1  to end something (such as a meeting or session) for a period of time. : 2  to leave one place and go to (another place) after the end of a meeting, discussion, etc. — 3  often used humorously. Learner's definition of ADJOURN. : to end something (such as a meeting or session) for a period of time. [+ object] The chairperson has adjourned the meeting. Court is adjourned until 10:00 tomorrow. This meeting is adjourned. To adjourn is to close a session of something, like at court. People also adjourn when they go to bed. When something is adjourned, it's over. This word comes up most often in court. Lawyers and citizens don't have the power to adjourn — to call a recess in the proceedings. Only a judge can adjourn the court. Definition of adjourn. 1  transitive verb. : 2  to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time adjourn a meeting Court is adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow. 3  intransitive verb.  1 : to suspend a session indefinitely or to another time or place Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed. Definition of adjourn. : to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time adjourn a meeting Court is adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow. 1 : to suspend a session indefinitely or to another time or place Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed. 2 : to move to another place We adjourned to the library. adjourn (ədʒɜːʳn ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense adjourns , present participle adjourning , past tense , past participle adjourned. verb. If a meeting or trial is adjourned or if it adjourns, it is stopped for a short time. The proceedings have now been adjourned until next week. Definition of adjournment. 1  1 : the act of adjourning adjournment of a meeting. 2  2 : the state or interval of being adjourned a brief adjournment. Learn More about adjournment. See words that rhyme with adjournment Spanish Central: Translation of adjournment Nglish: Translation of adjournment for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about adjournment. Adjournment Law and Legal Definition. Adjournment is the dismissal by some court, legislative assembly, or properly authorized officer, of the business before them. Adjournment may be made in a final or temporary manner. A final adjournment is called an adjournment sine die, meaning without day. SYNONYMY NOTE: adjourn is applied to the action as of a deliberative body in bringing a session to a close, with the intention of resuming at a later date; , prorogue applies to the formal dismissal of a parliament by the crown, subject to reassembly; to , dissolve an assembly is to terminate it as constituted, so that an election must be held to ...
To end something for a period of time.