adjourn a sitting

См. также в других словарях:

• adjourn — verb 1) the meeting was adjourned for lunch Syn: suspend, break off, discontinue, interrupt, prorogue, stay, recess 2) sentencing was adjourned until June 9 Syn: postpone, put off, put back, defer …   Thesaurus of popular words

• count — I. /kaʊnt / (say kownt) verb (t) 1. to check over one by one (the individuals of a collection) in order to ascertain their total number; enumerate. 2. to reckon up; calculate; compute. 3. to list or name the numerals up to. 4. to include in a… …  

• Quorum — For other uses, see Quorum (disambiguation). A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature) necessary to conduct the business of that group. According to… …   Wikipedia

• Article One of the United States Constitution — United States of America This article is part of the series: United States Constitution Original text of the Constitution Preamble Articles of the Constitution I  …   Wikipedia

• PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — CIVIL Court Sessions The courts of three (judges) exercising jurisdiction in civil matters (see bet din ) held their sessions during the day, but – following Jethro s advice to Moses that judges should be available at all times (Ex. 18:22) – they …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Summary jurisdiction — Summary jurisdiction, in the widest sense of the phrase, in English law includes the power asserted by courts of record to deal brevi manu with contempts of court without the intervention of a jury. Probably the power was originally exercisable… …   Wikipedia

• Justice of the peace — A justice of the peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative …   Wikipedia

• Constitution of the United States — the fundamental or organic law of the U.S., framed in 1787 by the Constitutional Convention. It went into effect March 4, 1789. * * * Fundamental law of the U.S. federal system of government and a landmark document of the Western world. It is the …   Universalium

• Magistrates of England and Wales — This article is part of the series: Courts of England and Wales Law of England and Wales …   Wikipedia

• Dietrich v The Queen — Court High Court of Australia Full case name Dietrich v The Queen Date decided 13 N …   Wikipedia

• President of the United States — POTUS redirects here. For political talk radio, see P.O.T.U.S. (Sirius XM). For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). For a list, see List of Presidents of the United States. President of the United States of America …   Wikipedia