adjourned

[uh-jurnd]

adjective

1. (of a club or committee meeting, legislative or court session, etc.)

   1. formally ended or closed.

      This July will see a reopening of the adjourned inquest, in light of subsequent collisions involving similar transport trucks.

   2. suspended or stopped for the time being, to be resumed at a future time or another place.

      In the case of an adjourned hearing, persons who were already heard do not need to be notified of the time of the hearing’s resumption.

   3. being the continuation of such a previously suspended meeting.

      According to the bylaws, the adjourned meeting must be held at least 10 days after the original meeting.

2. postponed or held over to a future occasion, a future specified or unspecified time, etc..

   He told an anecdote from the 15th Chess Olympiad, about an adjourned game between Fischer and Botvinnik.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of adjourn.

Other Word Forms

• unadjourned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjourned¹

First recorded in 1530–40; adjourn ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; adjourn ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Judge Paul Lawton adjourned the case until 5 April 2027 when the trial will take place.

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The court has adjourned, with the judge expected to hand down a sentencing later on Thursday.

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Before we adjourned our meeting, a history student at the university stood up.

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The inquest has been adjourned until a full hearing on 20 July 2026.

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"The meeting was adjourned with the understanding that our Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, will discuss the subjects further with Switzerland's Leaders," he said.

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