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

• 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。
• The administration wants Congress to approve the rescue legislation before its scheduled adjournment on Friday, but there is no clear indication that that timetable will hold.
  布什政府希望国会在星期五国会休会之前批准这项救助立法。但是目前还没有明确迹象显示国会将按照这个时间表如期完成有关的立法程序。
• He applied for judicial review or for compensation or for an adjournment.
  他申请复审或赔偿或休庭。
• To avoid the Members tailing off for luncheon, I asked for an hour's adjournment, which was accorded.
  为了避免议员们零零落落地走出去吃午餐，我要求休会一小时，议会同意了。
• The judge granted us a short adjournment.
  法官准予我们短期休庭。
• The solicitor moved for an adjournment of the case.
  律师提请暂停审讯这个案件。
• Judicial Proceedings ( Adjournment During Gale Warnings) Ordinance [ Cap. 62]
  司法程序（烈风警告期间聆讯延期）条例〔第62章〕
• The defendant has applied for an adjournment.
  被告提出休庭申请。