adjourn

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verb

To put off until a later time: defer, delay, hold off, hold up, postpone, remit, shelve, stay, suspend, table, waive. Informal wait. Idioms: put on ice. See do/not do.

v

Definition: stop a proceeding
Antonyms: begin, convene, convoke, encourage, further, keep on, open, rally, stimulate, urge

To postpone; to delay briefly a court proceeding through recess. 2 N.J.L. 253, 254. An adjournment for a longer duration is termed a continuance. A session postponed indefinitely is termed an adjournment sine die.
See sine die. The term has a special meaning in the rule of legislatures that adjourn between legislative sessions, but recess for periods, of whatever duration, within a single session.

IN BRIEF: To bring to an end.

Bob wanted to adjourn the meeting before dinner.

Tutor's tip: To "adjoin" means to attach or fasten. If one "adjourns," he or she suspends activity or takes a recess. An "adjunct" is an assistant or person of lower rank.

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For a list of words related to adjourn, see:

• Acts, Powers, Conditions, and Procedures - adjourn: (vb) end legislative session
• Laws, Procedures, and Court Proceedings - adjourn: (vb) suspend court proceedings until later stated time

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See words rhyming with "adjourn."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Adjourn.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udsætte, suspendere
v. intr. - hæve mødet, gå hver til sit

Nederlands (Dutch)
schorsen, verdagen, zich verplaatsen

Français (French)
v. tr. - suspendre, ajourner, renvoyer à, remettre à, reporter à
v. intr. - suspendre la séance, lever la séance, interrompre, reprendre, se retirer (à, dans), passer à

Deutsch (German)
v. - unterbrechen, vertagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναβάλλω, αναστέλλω ή διακόπτω συνεδρίαση, κάνω διάλειμμα, μετακινούμαι, πηγαίνω

Italiano (Italian)
aggiornare, sospendere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - adiar, transferir, suspender, interromper, ir para outro lugar (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
отложить, откладывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - suspender, aplazar
v. intr. - suspenderse, aplazarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ajournera, skjuta upp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使中止, 休, 使延期, 休会, 中止活动, 闭会, 转移会址

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使中止, 休, 使延期
v. intr. - 休會, 中止活動, 閉會, 轉移會址

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 연기하다, 산회하다
v. intr. - 휴회하다, 자리를 옮기다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 休会にする, 延期する, 場所を移す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفض, يوجل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דחה, הפסיק לזמן מסוים (דיון וכו')‬
v. intr. - ‮ננעלה (ישיבה), העביר (ישיבה) למקום אחר‬

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