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adjournment

[/əˈdʒɜːrnmənt/]
nounpl: adjournments
adiamento
1. the action of postponing or proroguing a meeting, legal proceeding, or legislative session to a later date
The court granted an adjournment of the trial until next month.
O tribunal concedeu um adiamento do julgamento até o próximo mês.
2. the period of time during which a session or proceedings are suspended
During the adjournment, the lawyers prepared their final arguments.
Durante o adiamento, os advogados prepararam seus argumentos finais.
Synonyms
postponementrecesssuspensiondefermentdelay
Antonyms
continuationresumptioncommencement

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
adiamento
standard term used in legal and legislative contexts
Portugal
suspensão da sessão
more formal alternative in Portuguese Portuguese
Portugal
adiamento
also commonly used in Portugal

Related Idioms & Phrases

adjournment sine die - adiamento indefinido (without a fixed date to reconvene)
motion for adjournment - moção para adiamento
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