adjournment
noun
ad·journ·ment
ə-ˈjərn-mənt 
1
: the act of adjourning
adjournment of a meeting
2
: the state or interval of being adjourned
a brief adjournment
Examples of adjournment in a Sentence
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Its hearing was scheduled upon House adjournment on Tuesday, less than an hour before the chamber was supposed to gavel in, drawing backlash from Democrats.
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The Courier-Journal, 13 Mar. 2024
The unusual adjournment also came after Mosby’s attorneys presented an unusual legal argument when the government closed its case.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2024
But still, Trump modified his request to a one-day adjournment.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
Members shouted out their yeas and nays, and the clerk hastily banged her gavel, announcing the adjournment over the protests of some members who wanted a recorded vote.
—Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2023
Evergrande won brief adjournments in October and December to give it more time to win over creditors, but Hong Kong’s courts were no longer willing to cut the developer a break on the its third appearance in court.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 29 Jan. 2024
Quick hearings lead to adjournments — and the backlog grows.
—Sameer Yasir Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
That date is 90 days past the special session's adjournment when non-emergency laws passed during the session will take effect.
—John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2023
The governor showed up once to thank the demonstrators, bringing along two grandchildren.
Senate leader Hugh Burns, a conservative Democrat from Fresno, tried to prevent a vote on the bill as the Legislature approached mandatory adjournment on the final night of its annual session.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
The Courier-Journal, 13 Mar. 2024
The unusual adjournment also came after Mosby’s attorneys presented an unusual legal argument when the government closed its case.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2024
But still, Trump modified his request to a one-day adjournment.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
Members shouted out their yeas and nays, and the clerk hastily banged her gavel, announcing the adjournment over the protests of some members who wanted a recorded vote.
—Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2023
Evergrande won brief adjournments in October and December to give it more time to win over creditors, but Hong Kong’s courts were no longer willing to cut the developer a break on the its third appearance in court.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 29 Jan. 2024
Quick hearings lead to adjournments — and the backlog grows.
—Sameer Yasir Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
That date is 90 days past the special session's adjournment when non-emergency laws passed during the session will take effect.
—John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2023
The governor showed up once to thank the demonstrators, bringing along two grandchildren.
Senate leader Hugh Burns, a conservative Democrat from Fresno, tried to prevent a vote on the bill as the Legislature approached mandatory adjournment on the final night of its annual session.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
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“Adjournment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjournment. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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