Definition
adjourns
verb
- to suspend or end a meeting, session, or proceeding temporarily or permanently
Usage: formal; legal contexts
Examples
- The judge adjourns court for lunch at noon.
- Congress adjourns for the summer recess next week.
- The committee adjourns the meeting until next Tuesday.
- The chairman adjourns the session after heated debate.
- The court adjourns until all witnesses can be present.
- Parliament adjourns for the holiday break tomorrow.