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单词 adjournment
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adjournment

If this continued he would be unable to get through today's part of the summing up before an adjournment was ordered attwelve-thirty.His own case, asking for an adjournment in a matrimonial, was down for just before lunch, and immediately preceded by the criminal cases.Then, running from the Court House, Mr Pronsias Reilly brought word that the Prosecution had won an adjournment."Then I call for adjournment ," said Mirigant, "while we consider these matters and wait for the arrival of further news of the Coronal.

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adjournment

British English: adjournment NOUN
An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
The court ordered a four month adjournment.
  • American English: adjournment
  • Brazilian Portuguese: recesso
  • Chinese: 暂停
  • European Spanish: aplazamiento
  • French: ajournement
  • German: Vertagung
  • Italian: rinvio
  • Japanese: 延期
  • Korean: 휴정
  • European Portuguese: adiamento
  • Latin American Spanish: aplazamiento

(noun) 
The court ordered a four-month adjournment.
Synonyms
postponement
The postponement was due to a dispute over where the talks should be held.
delay
A delay of the federal trial was granted.
suspension
the suspension of flights between London and Manchester
putting off
stay
The court dismissed defence appeals for a permanent stay of execution.
recess
interruption
deferment
the deferment of tax payments
deferral
discontinuation
prorogation

Additional synonyms

in the sense of deferment
the deferment of tax payments
Synonyms
postponement,
delay,
suspension,
putting off,
stay,
moratorium,
adjournment
in the sense of delay
Definition
the act of delaying
A delay of the federal trial was granted.
Synonyms
postponement,
suspension,
putting off,
adjournment,
stay,
deferment,
deferral
in the sense of stay
Definition
the postponement of an order of a court of law
The court dismissed defence appeals for a permanent stay of execution.
Synonyms
postponement,
delay,
suspension,
stopping,
halt,
pause,
reprieve,
remission,
deferment

Nearby words of
adjournment

  • adjoin
  • adjoining
  • adjourn
  • adjournment
  • adjudge
  • adjudicate
  • adjudication

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