adjourned
Americanadjective
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(of a club or committee meeting, legislative or court session, etc.)
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formally ended or closed.
This July will see a reopening of the adjourned inquest, in light of subsequent collisions involving similar transport trucks.
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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.
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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.
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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
Other Word Forms
- unadjourned adjective
Etymology
Origin of adjourned
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
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A long-awaited trial into Greece's worst train tragedy was adjourned to April 1 after starting on Monday amid chaotic scenes in a courtroom too small to handle the huge interest in the case, officials said.
From Barron's
David Elias KC, defending, asked for the sentencing hearing to be adjourned for reports and to give Williams time to put in place alternative arrangements for his racing business should he be jailed.
From BBC
An inquest, which was opened and adjourned in February 2025, was told the death was "not currently thought to be suspicious".
From BBC
Sentencing was adjourned to 23 April with Judge Edward Bindloss saying he needed a report prepared to assess Hall's "dangerousness".
From BBC
Judge Mr Justice Dias adjourned sentencing to a date to be fixed.
From BBC
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