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to adjourn
01
(an event or meeting) to be closed or temporarily paused
Intransitive
02
to stop a meeting, trial, or game in order to resume it sometime later
Transitive: to adjourn an activity
adjourn
v
adjournment
n
adjournment
n
Example
The judge had to adjourn the trial due to a procedural error in the evidence submission.
They adjourned the game due to bad weather conditions.
The judge adjourned the sentencing hearing to allow time for further investigation into mitigating circumstances.
The meeting was adjourned after reaching a decision.
The court adjourned for the day after hearing hours of expert testimony.
