Meaning Of The Word Adjourn

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Adjourn Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Adjourn?

adjourn
verb: If a meeting or trial is adjourned or if it adjourns, it is stopped for a short time.

adjourn in American English
to put off or suspend until a future time
intransitive verb: to postpone, suspend, or transfer proceedings
transitive verb: to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely

adjourn in British English
verb: (of a court, etc) to close at the end of a session

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