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adjourn

[ uh-jurn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely:

    At this point in the trial, the judge adjourned the court session so the defense could access and review the test results.

  2. to defer or postpone to a later time:

    Too many board members would have been absent, so the chair adjourned the meeting to next Monday.

  3. to defer or postpone (a matter) to a future meeting of the same body, or to a future time, specified or not specified:

    We will adjourn discussion of point 5.2 to our April meeting.



verb (used without object)

  1. to postpone, suspend, or transfer proceedings.
  2. to go to another place:

    After dinner the ladies adjourned to the parlor.

adjourn

/ əˈ»åÏôÉœË²Ô /

verb

  1. intr (of a court, etc) to close at the end of a session
  2. to postpone or be postponed, esp temporarily or to another place
  3. tr to put off (a problem, discussion, etc) for later consideration; defer
  4. informal.
    intr
    1. to move elsewhere

      let's adjourn to the kitchen

    2. to stop work
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ²¹»åˈÂá´Ç³Ü°ù²Ô³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è°ù±ð·²¹»å·Âá´Ç³Ü°ù²Ô verb
  • °ù±ð·²¹»å·Âá´Ç³Ü°ù²Ô verb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of adjourn1

1300–50; Middle English ajo ( u ) rnen < Middle French ajo ( u ) rner, equivalent to a- ad- + jorn- < Latin diurnus daily; journal, journey
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of adjourn1

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 »å¾±Å§²õ day
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The sentence hearing was adjourned until a later date due to lack of court time.

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Judge Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb adjourned the hearing until Wednesday when she is due to pass sentence.

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The inquest was opened and adjourned on Tuesday at Avon Coroner's Court, with senior coroner Maria Voisin setting a provisional date of 28 May for the actor's full inquest hearing.

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Mr Iveson's case was adjourned and he is due to appear for a pre-trial preparation hearing at the same court on 23 May.

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The inquest was adjourned until a date to be decided.

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