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Adjournment
01
the temporary suspension or postponement of a legal proceeding or meeting
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
adjournments
Examples
The judge called for a brief adjournment to allow the attorneys to review new evidence.
02
the formal conclusion of a meeting or session
Examples
The senate's adjournment marked the end of the day's session.
Lexical Tree
adjournment
adjourn
