: without any future date being designated (as for resumption) : indefinitely
the meeting adjourned sine die

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Many of the bills that become law during regular sessions go into effect in early August, 90 days after the Legislature adjourns sine die. Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025 Under the resolution, if the General Assembly is not reconvened or adjourned before noon on Monday, the session is adjourned sine die. Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025 The upper chamber will officially adjourn the 118th Congress sine die in the morning, before quickly turning around at noon and opening the new Congress. Al Weaver, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025 The Legislature adjourned sine die Saturday and left on Hobbs' doorstop several pieces of legislation related to groundwater management. Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for sine die

Word History

Etymology

Latin, without day

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sine die was in 1607

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“Sine die.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sine%20die. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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