[oftenpassive] to stop a meeting or an official process for a period of time, especially in a court of law:
[V] The court adjourned for lunch. * [VN] The trial has been adjourned until next week. * The chairman may adjourn the meeting at any time.
adjournment noun [C,U]:
The judge granted us a short adjournment.
PHRASALVERBS
adjourn to... (formal or humorous) to go to another room or place, especially in order to relax:
I suggest we adjourn to the bar for a drink.
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In this entry, adjourn is tagged as verb.
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