adjournment
noun
ad·journ·ment
ə-ˈjərn-mənt 
1
: the act of adjourning
adjournment of a meeting
2
: the state or interval of being adjourned
a brief adjournment
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His lawyers asked for an adjournment to the trial, which is slated to begin next month, and argued that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has been withholding upwards of 200,000 documents related to the case.
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The Legislature reached its first adjournment last Thursday without the Senate taking action on the child care proposal.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
Proctor was due to enter a plea but applied for an adjournment on medical grounds.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Despite a sudden adjournment of the Michigan House earlier Thursday, the Michigan Senate continued voting all night and into Friday afternoon, passing bills through to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk in a 29-hour session that set a modern record for its duration.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The Legislature reached its first adjournment last Thursday without the Senate taking action on the child care proposal.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
Proctor was due to enter a plea but applied for an adjournment on medical grounds.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Despite a sudden adjournment of the Michigan House earlier Thursday, the Michigan Senate continued voting all night and into Friday afternoon, passing bills through to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk in a 29-hour session that set a modern record for its duration.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Adjournment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjournment. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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