adjournment

CEFRC2

/əˈdʒɜrnmənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of stopping a meeting or court case until later.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.

Examples

  • At midnight we made a motion for adjournment and everyone went home tired.

  • The judge announced the adjournment of the trial until next Tuesday morning.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

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In context

  • A “meeting” of an assembly is terminated by a temporary adjournment; a “session” of an assembly ends with an adjournment without day, and may consist of many meetings […]

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English ajournement, from Old French ajornement, from ajourner (“to postpone”) + -ment. Equivalent to adjourn + -ment. Doublet of aggiornamento.