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

Sutherland, from Cumbernauld, had previously been on bail, but was remanded in custody as the case was adjourned for pre-sentencing reports.

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The Senate has since adjourned, raising fears that the shutdown could drag on and threaten hundreds of thousands of jobs as well as risk costing the US economy billions in lost output.

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The hearing was adjourned for a full inquest at a later date.

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Lord Stuart adjourned sentence on Ley, who is in custody, for the preparation of a background report and risk assessment.

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Meanwhile, four other legal actions related to the campaign of abuse were adjourned until later this week.

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