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adjourn — ad‧journ [əˈdʒɜːn ǁ ɜːrn] verb [intransitive, transitive] if a meeting or law court adjourns, or if the person in charge adjourns it, it finishes or stops, either for a short time, or until the next time it meets: • The chairman has the power to… … Financial and business terms
adjourn — ad·journ /ə jərn/ vt: to put off further proceedings of either indefinitely or until a later stated time: close formally adjourn ing the session vi: to suspend a session or meeting till another time or indefinitely: suspend formal business or… … Law dictionary
Adjourn — Ad*journ, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjourned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjourning}.] [OE. ajornen, OF. ajoiner, ajurner, F. ajourner; OF. a (L. ad) + jor, jur, jorn, F. jour, day, fr. L. diurnus belonging to the day, fr. dies day. Cf. {Journal}, {Journey}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Adjourn (motion) — NOTOC The motion to adjourn, in parliamentary procedure, is used to close a meeting or convention. This motion may be a privileged or a main motion depending on conditions existing at the time that it is made.Explanation and Useinfobox motion… … Wikipedia
adjourn — verb ADVERB ▪ indefinitely, sine die (law) ▪ The trial was adjourned indefinitely. PREPOSITION ▪ for ▪ The case was adjourned for a week … Collocations dictionary
case — noun 1 example ADJECTIVE ▪ classic, textbook, typical ▪ clear, obvious, simple ▪ It was a simple case of mistaken identity … Collocations dictionary
adjourn — ad|journ [ ə dʒɜrn ] verb intransitive or transitive to temporarily end something such as a meeting or a trial: The case was adjourned until Monday. ╾ ad|journ|ment noun count or uncount ad journ to phrasal verb transitive FORMAL adjourn to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Dietrich v The Queen — Court High Court of Australia Full case name Dietrich v The Queen Date decided 13 N … Wikipedia
Babylonian law — Archaeological material for the study of Babylonian law is singularly extensive. So called contracts exist in the thousands, including a great variety of deeds, conveyances, bonds, receipts, accounts, and most important of all, actual legal… … Wikipedia
Court of Summary Jurisdiction — The Court of Summary Jurisdiction is a court in the Northern Territory of Australia. It has jurisdiction to deal with criminal offences which occur in the territory. It is one of the courts that is usually referred to as the Magistrates Court of… … Wikipedia
Desk appearance ticket — In New York City, a desk appearance ticket (DAT) is an order to appear in county court for an arraignment. When a DAT is issued, you are considered to be under arrest from an administrative standpoint. You report to arraignment on the date shown… … Wikipedia
