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adjourned

[ uh-jurnd ]

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adjective

(of a club or committee meeting, legislative or court session, etc.)
1. formally ended or closed:
  This July will see a reopening of the adjourned inquest, in light of subsequent collisions involving similar transport trucks.
2. suspended or stopped for the time being, to be resumed at a future time or another place:
  In the case of an adjourned hearing, persons who were already heard do not need to be notified of the time of the hearing’s resumption.
3. being the continuation of such a previously suspended meeting:
  According to the bylaws, the adjourned meeting must be held at least 10 days after the original meeting.
postponed or held over to a future occasion, a future specified or unspecified time, etc.:
He told an anecdote from the 15th Chess Olympiad, about an adjourned game between Fischer and Botvinnik.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of adjourn.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of adjourned¹

First recorded in 1530–40; adjourn ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; adjourn ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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An inquest into Mr Joyce's death was opened and adjourned at Milton Keynes Coroner's Court on 10 April.

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He has been remanded in custody and his treason case adjourned until 24 April.

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The first case, alleging threats made against Istanbul chief prosecutor Akin Gurlek following the arrest of a district mayor, was adjourned until June.

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The sentence hearing was adjourned until a later date due to lack of court time.

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Judge Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb adjourned the hearing until Wednesday when she is due to pass sentence.

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adjourn adjournment

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