adjournment

英 [əˈdʒɜːnmənt]

美 [əˈdʒɜːrnmənt]

n.  休会;休庭

复数：adjournments　

法律

BNC.16287 / COCA.33624

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 休会;休庭
  Anadjournmentis a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
  1. The court ordered a four month adjournment.
     法庭决定休庭4个月。

英英释义

noun

• the termination of a meeting
  Synonym:dissolution
• the act of postponing to another time or place

双语例句

• A motion might refer to a caucus, an adjournment, an introduction to a draft resolution, or closing the debate.
  这些动议的内容可以是进行磋商、休会、介绍决议草案或者进入投票阶段。
• Other circumstances that warrant the adjournment.
  其他应当延期的情形。
• Us adjournment to a day certain.
  国会会议中止到某确定日。
• Notice of any adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment was taken.
  休会的通告不需要另行通知，如果时间和地点都在休会召开的地点的会议上被正式宣布。
• Counsel prevailed upon the judge to grant an adjournment.
  律师劝说法官休庭。
• He said his party would move an adjournment to defer the bill's second and third readings if the government I isted on going ahead with the vote next week.
  他说若政府一意孤行要在下周如期表决，自由党会在二读和三读时提出动议，要求押后立法。
• The subject matter and scope of an adjournment debate must be specified at the time of application.
  在申请进行休会辩论时，必须具体说明辩论的主题及范围。
• He applied for judicial review or for compensation or for an adjournment.
  他申请复审或赔偿或休庭。
• The judge granted us a short adjournment.
  法官准予我们短期休庭。
• Or ( 4) other circumstances that warrant the adjournment.
  （四）其他应当延期的情形。