Word Meaning

Meaning of "adjourn" and the crossword clue

- Defer
- Hold over
- Postpone
- Suspend the court to a future date
- Suspend until a later time
- To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting, or the action, of convened body; as, to adjourn the meeting; to adjourn a debate.
- To suspend business for a time, as from one day to another, or for a longer period, or indefinitely; usually, to suspend public business, as of legislatures and courts, or other convened bodies; as, congress adjourned at four o'clock; the court adjourned without day.