adjourn
71ad|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 …
72PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — CIVIL Court Sessions The courts of three (judges) exercising jurisdiction in civil matters (see bet din ) held their sessions during the day, but – following Jethro s advice to Moses that judges should be available at all times (Ex. 18:22) – they …
73Postpone — Post*pone , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postponed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postponing}.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after + ponere to place, put. See {Post }, and {Position}.] 1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be… …
74Postponed — Postpone Post*pone , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postponed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postponing}.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after + ponere to place, put. See {Post }, and {Position}.] 1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause… …
75Postponing — Postpone Post*pone , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postponed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postponing}.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after + ponere to place, put. See {Post }, and {Position}.] 1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause… …
76Prorogue — Pro*rogue , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prorogued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proroguing}.] [F. proroger, L. prorogare, prorogatum; pro forward + rogare to ask, to ask one for his opinion or vote, or about a law. See {Rogation}.] 1. To protract; to prolong; to… …
77Prorogued — Prorogue Pro*rogue , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prorogued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proroguing}.] [F. proroger, L. prorogare, prorogatum; pro forward + rogare to ask, to ask one for his opinion or vote, or about a law. See {Rogation}.] 1. To protract; to… …
78Proroguing — Prorogue Pro*rogue , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prorogued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proroguing}.] [F. proroger, L. prorogare, prorogatum; pro forward + rogare to ask, to ask one for his opinion or vote, or about a law. See {Rogation}.] 1. To protract; to… …
79Readjourn — Re ad*journ (r[=e] [a^]d*j[^u]rn ), v. t. To adjourn a second time; to adjourn again. [1913 Webster] …
80Rejourn — Re*journ (r? j?rn ), v. t. [Cf. F. r[ e]ajourner. See {Adjourn}.] To adjourn; to put off. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …
