adjourned verb

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• adjourn — verb ADVERB ▪ indefinitely, sine die (law) ▪ The trial was adjourned indefinitely. PREPOSITION ▪ for ▪ The case was adjourned for a week …   Collocations dictionary

• adjourn — verb 1) the meeting was adjourned for lunch Syn: suspend, break off, discontinue, interrupt, prorogue, stay, recess 2) sentencing was adjourned until June 9 Syn: postpone, put off, put back, defer …   Thesaurus of popular words

• break up — verb 1. to cause to separate and go in different directions (Freq. 5) She waved her hand and scattered the crowds • Syn: ↑disperse, ↑dissipate, ↑dispel, ↑scatter • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• adjourn — verb 1 (I, T) if a meeting or law court adjourns, or if the person in charge adjourns it, it finishes or stops for a short time: The chairman has the power to adjourn the meeting at any time. (+ for/until): The trial was adjourned for two weeks.… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• adjourn — verb 1) the hearing was adjourned Syn: suspend, break off, discontinue, interrupt, recess 2) sentencing was adjourned until June 9 Syn: postpone, put off/back, defer, delay, hold over …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• adjourn — verb /ədʒɜː(r)n/ a) To postpone. The trial was adjourned for a week. b) Temporarily ending an event with intentions to complete it at another time or place. The court will adjourn for lunch …   Wiktionary

• postpone — verb sorry, we ll have to postpone the relay race Syn: put off/back, delay, defer, reschedule, adjourn, shelve, put over, take a rain check on; informal put on ice, put on the back burner; rare remit Ant: bring forward •• postpone, adjourn, defer …   Thesaurus of popular words

• adjourn — ad‧journ [əˈdʒɜːn ǁ ɜːrn] verb [intransitive, transitive] if a meeting or law court adjourns, or if the person in charge adjourns it, it finishes or stops, either for a short time, or until the next time it meets: • The chairman has the power to… …   Financial and business terms

• adjourn to — ad ˈjourn to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they adjourn to he/she/it adjourns to something present participle adjourning to something past tense adjourned to something …   Useful english dictionary

• ad|journ — «uh JURN», transitive verb. 1. a) to put off until a later time: »The members of the club voted to adjourn the morning meeting until after lunch. b) to put off until a future meeting of the same body: »The committee adjourned consideration of the …   Useful english dictionary

• William H. Milliken, Jr. — William H. Milliken, Jr. (b. August 19 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania –d. July 4 1969) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Milliken graduated from Drexel Institute in Philadelphia. After graduating he… …   Wikipedia