adjournment
Sign in to saveIn parliamentary procedure, an adjournment ends a meeting. It could be done using a motion to adjourn. A time for another meeting could be set using the motion to fix the time to which to adjourn.
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- Law
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- Motion to adjourn
- Motion to Fix the time to which to adjourn
- Adjourned meeting
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- Controversial adjournment
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In parliamentary procedure, an adjournment ends a meeting. It could be done using a motion to adjourn. A time for another meeting could be set using the motion to fix the time to which to adjourn.
==Law== In law, to adjourn means to suspend or postpone a proceeding.
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