Adjournment Meaning
/əˈdʒɜrnmənt/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
nounAmpliatio.
Sentence 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.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The court granted an ____ due to the lawyer's sudden illness.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sudden ____ of the meeting left many questions unanswered.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English ajournement, from Old French ajornement, from ajourner (“to postpone”) + -ment. Equivalent to adjourn + -ment. Doublet of aggiornamento.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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 […]"
— 1876, Henry Martyn Robert, “Definitions”, in Robert’s Rules of Order, Chicago: S.C. Griggs & Co., pages 15–16:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The court granted an ____ due to the lawyer's sudden illness.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sudden ____ of the meeting left many questions unanswered.