Meanings
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1
verb
to suspend or end a meeting or official session, often until a stated later time
The chair will adjourn the meeting at six o'clock.
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2
verb
to postpone a legal proceeding, decision, or other formal matter
The judge agreed to adjourn the trial for one week.
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3
verb
to move to another place after a meeting or activity
After dinner, the guests adjourned to the library.
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Etymology
From Middle English ajournen, from Old French ajorner 'appoint a day; postpone,' built on a jorn 'to a day.' Jorn comes from Latin diurnus 'daily,' from dies 'day.' The legal sense reflects assigning a matter to another day.