ad
journ
Present Participle
adjourning
Past Tense
adjourned
Past Participle
adjourned
1
to stop a meeting, trial, or game in order to resume it sometime later
transitive
- The judge decided to adjourn the trial until the next day.
- The meeting was adjourned after reaching a decision.
- They adjourned the game due to bad weather conditions.
- The committee decided to adjourn the discussion until they had more information.
- The conference was adjourned for lunch and would reconvene in an hour.
2
(of an event or meeting) to be closed or paused
- The meeting will adjourn after the final vote on the proposal.
- They decided to adjourn for lunch and continue the discussion afterward.
- After hours of debate, the committee adjourned until the next morning.
- The judge announced that the court would adjourn for a recess.
- The conference will adjourn at 5 PM, and the speakers will gather for a panel discussion.
3
to suspend legal or formal proceedings to a later time or indefinitely
transitive
- The judge decided to adjourn the court proceedings until the following morning.
- They adjourned the trial for a recess to allow the defense time to prepare.
- The council agreed to adjourn the vote until more data could be reviewed.
- The judge had to adjourn the trial due to a procedural error in the evidence submission.
- The judge adjourned the sentencing hearing to allow time for further investigation into mitigating circumstances.