English to English verb
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close at the end of a session | | Example: The court adjourned
source: wordnet30
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break from a meeting or gathering | | Example: We adjourned for lunch The men retired to the library
source: wordnet30
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To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting, or the action, of convened body; as, to adjourn the meeting; to adjourn a debate. | | source: webster1913
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To suspend business for a time, as from one day to another, or for a longer period, or indefinitely; usually, to suspend public business, as of legislatures and courts, or other convened bodies; as, congress adjourned at four o'clock; the court adjourned without day. | | source: webster1913
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