Definition & Meaning of "adjourn"in English

to adjourn

to stop a meeting, trial, or game in order to resume it sometime later

Transitive: to adjourn an activity

Examples

The judge decided to adjourn the trial until the next day.

(of an event or meeting) to be closed or paused

Intransitive

Examples

The meeting will adjourn after the final vote on the proposal.

to suspend legal or formal proceedings to a later time or indefinitely

stay

defer

Transitive: to adjourn legal or formal proceedings

Examples

The judge decided to adjourn the court proceedings until the following morning.

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