Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of postponing to another time or place: An "adjournment" is the formal act of suspending a meeting, session, or proceeding with the intention of resuming it at a later time or in a different location.
   • The termination of a meeting: An "adjournment" can also refer to the conclusion or ending of a meeting, often implying it is finished for the day or for a set period.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The judge granted a two-week adjournment of the trial.
  • The committee's adjournment was moved and seconded by the members.
  • After the vote, the chairperson declared the adjournment of the assembly.

Advanced Usage

• "Sine die adjournment": An adjournment without setting a day for the next meeting, effectively ending the session indefinitely.

  • The parliament went into a sine die adjournment after passing the budget.

• "Motion for adjournment": A formal proposal to end or postpone a meeting.

  • The debate was cut short by a successful motion for adjournment.

Variants and Related Words

• Adjourn (verb): To suspend proceedings to another time or place, or to end a meeting.
  • The court will adjourn for lunch at noon.
• Adjourned (adjective): Describing a meeting that has been suspended.
  • The meeting is now adjourned.

Synonyms

• Postponement: The action of delaying an event.
• Recess: A temporary break in proceedings.
• Suspension: The act of temporarily stopping something.
• Termination: The act of bringing something to an end.

Related Phrases

• To call for an adjournment: To request that a meeting be suspended or ended.

  • The delegate called for an adjournment to review the new evidence.

• Without adjournment: Continuously, without a break.

  • The committee sat for five hours without adjournment.

Noun

1. the act of postponing to another time or place
2. the termination of a meeting