- adjourn
- to stop a meeting for a period
Examples to adjourn a meeting • The meeting adjourned at midday.Usage to adjourn sine die- to adjourn without saying when the next meeting will be
Example The hearing was adjourned sine die.- to put off a legal hearing to a later date
Examples The chairman adjourned the tribunal until three o’clock. • The appeal was adjourned for affidavits to be obtained.
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