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ADJOURN Definition & Legal Meaning

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To put off; defer ; postpone. To postpone action of a convened court or body until another time specified, or indefinitely, the latter being usually called to adjourn sine die. Bispham v. Tucker, 2 N. J. Law, 253. The primary signification of the term “adjourn” is to put off or defer to another day specified. But it has acquired also the meaning of suspending business for a time,

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