ADJOURNMENT, the putting off a court or meeting;and appointing it to be held at another time or place.See COURT, etc.
In this sense, we meet with the phrase Adjournment in Eyre, for an appointment of a day when the Justices in Eyre intend to sit again. See JUSTICE, EYRE, etc.
Adjournments of Parliament differ from Prorogations. See PROROGATION.
Each House has the privilege of adjourning itself. See PARLIAMENT.
The word is formed of the Latin ad, to, and the French jour, day; i.e., to another day.
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