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.
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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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Though the work started after court adjourned at 2 p.m., and sometimes required staying up past midnight, it was, he said in an interview, “energizing.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
About an hour into the hearing, the judge granted him conditional release and adjourned the hearing, the broadcaster said.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
When the committee did convene, it read her resignation letter and adjourned.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
The Monday meeting adjourned in just under three hours — with board members using less than the four hours set aside on their schedule.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Furthermore, before they adjourned, Mr. Tuffett would say he knew who did it, and if the party wished leniency he would appear at his office not later than two o’clock with a statement in writing.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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