adjournment of the session

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• Adjournment sine die — (from the Latin, without day ) occurs when an organized body s existence terminates.It is often used with regard to legislative bodies whose terms or mandates are coming to an end, as in The One Hundred Third General Assembly of the State of… …   Wikipedia

• adjournment — I noun adjournal, break, continuation, deferment, dilatio, discontinuation, extension, hold over, intermission, interruption, moratorium, postponement, prolongation, prorogation, protraction, recess, reservation, respite, stay, suspension,… …   Law dictionary

• session — The sitting of a court, legislature, council, commission, etc., for the transaction of its proper business. Hence, the period of time, within any one day, during which such body is assembled in form, and engaged in the transaction of business, or …   Black's law dictionary

• session — ses‧sion [ˈseʆn] noun 1. [countable] also trading session FINANCE a period of time, usually a day, when buying and selling takes place on the stockmarket: • The Euro slid sharply in the European trading se …   Financial and business terms

• Session — Ses sion, n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit: cf. F. session. See {Sit}.] 1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] So much his ascension into heaven and his session at the right hand of God do import.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Adjournment — For use of the term in board games, see adjournment (games). An adjournment is a suspension of proceedings to another time or place. To adjourn means to suspend until a later stated time or place. Contents 1 Law 2 Parliamentary procedure 3 See… …   Wikipedia

• adjournment — A putting off or postponing of business or of a session until another time or place. The act of a court, legislative body, public meeting, or officer, by which the session or assembly is dissolved, either temporarily or finally, and the business… …   Black's law dictionary

• adjournment — A putting off or postponing of business or of a session until another time or place. The act of a court, legislative body, public meeting, or officer, by which the session or assembly is dissolved, either temporarily or finally, and the business… …   Black's law dictionary

• session — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin session , sessio, literally, act of sitting, from sedēre to sit more at sit Date: 14th century 1. a meeting or series of meetings of a body (as a court or legislature) for the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• session — ses·sion n: a meeting or series of meetings of a body (as a court or legislature) for the transaction of business; also: the period between the first meeting of a legislative or judicial body and the final adjournment see also regular session,… …   Law dictionary

• The United States of America —     The United States of America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America     BOUNDARIES AND AREA     On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …   Catholic encyclopedia