adjournment

[ uh-jurn-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act of adjourning or the state or period of being adjourned.

Other Words From

• nonad·journment noun
• pread·journment noun
• proad·journment adjective
• read·journment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjournment¹

1635–45; < Anglo-French adjournement, Middle French. See adjourn, -ment

Example Sentences

On Tuesday, City Councilmembers mourned the recent loss of Welch and her near-constant presence at City Council and committee hearings with a formal adjournment in memory.

From Voice of San Diego

State attorney prayed for an adjournment to scrutinise the 74 sureties.

From Washington Blade

Once that is done, this year’s session will be able to adjourn — although for procedural reasons, the actual adjournment is scheduled for Monday.

From Washington Post

Judge Masipa allowed the video to be aired after a brief adjournment so that both sets of counsel could negotiate the matter.

From The Daily Beast

Second, the two houses of Congress must disagree about the time of adjournment.

From The Daily Beast

In the last two weeks before adjournment, House candidates attended more than 400 fundraisers in the D.C. area.

From The Daily Beast

When adjournment was declared a few moments later, she left at once, but the others remained to talk the matter over.

From Project Gutenberg

The amendment was seconded by Mr. Bannerman, and the debate was continued by adjournment on the 25th and 26th of February.

From Project Gutenberg

The settlement of the civil list left ministers at liberty to move the immediate adjournment of the house.

From Project Gutenberg

The debate on the third reading commenced on the 10th of May, and was continued for two nights by adjournment.

From Project Gutenberg

The General Court met again, according to adjournment in May last.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• deferment
• deferral
• interruption
• postponement
• recess