adjournment

noun ad·journ·ment \ -mənt \

|Updated on: 29 Jun 2018

Definition of adjournment

1 : the act of adjourning

adjournment of a meeting

2 : the state or interval of being adjourned

a brief adjournment

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The decision to transfer authority over the regional market to the CRDA came as the 2018 General Assembly was nearing adjournment.

— gregory b. hladky, courant.com, "Decline Of Hartford Regional Market Linked To State Fiscal Woes," 12 June 2018
But amid a flurry of activity at the Capitol in the final days of the legislative session, that process never saw the light of day before last week's adjournment.

— jason pohl, azcentral, "Arizona needle-exchange bill dies in legislature after losing momentum in Senate," 7 May 2018
Teachers booed when walkout organizers told them about the adjournment.

— ricardo cano, USA TODAY, "Teachers strike in Arizona for more education money; protests spread to Colorado," 21 Apr. 2018
When a notice incorrectly listed the room for his court appearance, Rotondo asked for an adjournment.

— marwa eltagouri, chicagotribune.com, "A 30-year-old demanded notice for eviction from his parents' house. 'Outrageous,' a New York judge said.," 23 May 2018
Lawmakers could start those proceedings before the scheduled adjournment of the 2018 regular session.

— will schmitt, USA TODAY, "Report: Woman tells lawmakers that Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens slapped her during affair," 11 Apr. 2018
Weber's attorney, Aneeq Ahmad, requested the adjournment in a letter to the court, saying that an expert scheduled to perform a pyschosexual examination of Weber would not be available to conduct the exam before the April trial date.

— steven martinez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Trial postponed for Shorewood man accused of child sex assault, filming coworker naked," 9 Apr. 2018
While Sunday is the 90th day of the session, the official deadline for adjournment, legislators have routinely extended their work beyond that in recent years — and there is wide agreement now that the session will continue beyond this weekend.

— nathaniel herz, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska House and Senate propose competing boosts to schools funding. Can they agree?," 14 Apr. 2018
The bill's prospects for passage are unclear with the legislative calendar winding down toward the May 30 adjournment.

— bill turque, kansascity, "KC leaders decry proposed cap on sales taxes. 'Leave us alone,' mayor says | The Kansas City Star," 11 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of adjournment

Middle English ajournement, borrowed from Anglo-French, from ajourner "to adjourn" + -ment -ment

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