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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 193 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ADJOURNMENT (through the
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French from the
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Late
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Lat. adjurnare, to put off until or summon for another
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day)  , the
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act of postponing a
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meeting of any private or public
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body, particularly of
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parliament, or any business, until another
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time, or indefinitely (in which
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case it is an
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adjournment sine
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die) . The word applies also to the
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period during which the meeting or business stands adjourned .

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