adjourn
21adjourn — ad•journ [[t]əˈdʒɜrn[/t]] v. t. 1) to suspend the meeting of (a legislature, court, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely 2) to defer or postpone (a meeting) to a later time 3) to defer or postpone (a matter) to a… …
22adjourn — /əˈdʒɜn / (say uh jern) verb (t) 1. to suspend the meeting of (a public or private body) to a future time or to another place: adjourn the court. 2. to defer or postpone to a future meeting of the same body: the court adjourned consideration of… …
23adjourn — /ajarn/ To put off; defer; recess; postpone. To postpone action of a convened court or legislative body until another time specified, or indefinitely; the latter being usually called to adjourn sine die. To suspend or recess during a meeting,… …
24adjourn — /ajarn/ To put off; defer; recess; postpone. To postpone action of a convened court or legislative body until another time specified, or indefinitely; the latter being usually called to adjourn sine die. To suspend or recess during a meeting,… …
25adjourn — To postpone or put over to a future time: as, to adjourn a meeting …
26adjourn — [14] Adjourn originally meant ‘appoint a day for’, but over the centuries, such is human nature, it has come to be used for postponing, deferring, or suspending. It originated in the Old French phrase à jour nomé ‘to an appointed day’, from which …
27adjourn to … — adˈjourn to… derived (formal humorous) to go to another place, especially in order to relax • I suggest we adjourn to the bar for a drink. Main entry: ↑adjourn …
28Adjourn (motion) — NOTOC The motion to adjourn, in parliamentary procedure, is used to close a meeting or convention. This motion may be a privileged or a main motion depending on conditions existing at the time that it is made.Explanation and Useinfobox motion… …
29Adjourn for more than three days — Under the United States Constitution, neither chamber of the United States Congress may adjourn for more than three days without the approval of the other. Such approval is obtained in a concurrent resolution approved by both chambers.References* …
30adjourn to somewhere — UK US adjourn to somewhere Phrasal Verb with adjourn({{}}/əˈdʒɜːn/ verb [I or T] FORMAL ► to go to another place, usually after something has ended: »After the meeting had ended, they adjourned to the garden …
