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

• He said his party would move an adjournment to defer the bill's second and third readings if the government I isted on going ahead with the vote next week.
  他说若政府一意孤行要在下周如期表决，自由党会在二读和三读时提出动议，要求押后立法。
• "No, my lord, madame has visitors." Your honour, I move for an adjournment.
  不，男爵阁下，夫人有客人。法官阁下，我请求休会。
• At each adjournment he stood, touched his clasped hands to his forehead, and bowed to the crowded court.
  每逢休庭，他便会起身站立，双手紧握，扣于前额，面向挤满人群的法庭屈身鞠躬。
• Save as aforesaid it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting.
  除此之外，无须对延期举行的会议和将在延期举行的会议上所处理的商务事物做出书面通知。
• He applied for judicial review or for compensation or for an adjournment.
  他申请复审或赔偿或休庭。
• The court ordered a four month adjournment.
  法庭决定休庭4个月。
• The court met again after an adjournment of two weeks.
  法庭休庭两周后继续开庭。
• We moved for an adjournment of half an hour.
  我们提议休会半小时。
• Other circumstances that warrant the adjournment.
  其他应当延期的情形。
• A motion might refer to a caucus, an adjournment, an introduction to a draft resolution, or closing the debate.
  这些动议的内容可以是进行磋商、休会、介绍决议草案或者进入投票阶段。