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Adjourn

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000362

To suspend a court hearing or legislative session to a future time or indefinitely. This action is taken by a judge or presiding officer to manage the court's calendar or allow parties to prepare further. An adjournment may be granted for a few hours, days, or weeks, depending on the circumstances.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000362
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000362",
  "term": "Adjourn",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "To suspend a court hearing or legislative session to a future time or indefinitely. This action is taken by a judge or presiding officer to manage the court's calendar or allow parties to prepare further. An adjournment may be granted for a few hours, days, or weeks, depending on the circumstances.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/adjourn/"
}

Record 126 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.