The so-called correctional officers, guards, tried to force me to go to court; but knowing it would be another adjournment, I refused.
Source: tatoeba (5891084)
Adjournment
Synonyms for "adjournment" (12 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (3)
Related words (6)
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2 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 13 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 休會 /休会 noun (the state of being adjourned)
- 延緩 /延缓 noun (the state of being adjourned)
French
2 entries- ajournement noun (the state of being adjourned)
- suspension noun (the state of being adjourned)
German
2 entries- Verschiebung noun (the state of being adjourned)
- Vertagung noun (the state of being adjourned)
Greek
2 entries- αναβολή noun (the state of being adjourned)
- διακοπή noun (the state of being adjourned)
Hindi
1 entries- स्थगन noun (the state of being adjourned)
Hungarian
1 entries- elhalasztás noun (the state of being adjourned)
Indonesian
1 entries- penangguhan noun (the state of being adjourned)
Japanese
2 entries- 休会 noun (the state of being adjourned)
- 延期 noun (the state of being adjourned)
Malay
1 entries- penangguhan noun (the state of being adjourned)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- ajournement noun (the state of being adjourned)
- utsetning noun (the state of being adjourned)
- utsettelse noun (the state of being adjourned)
- utsetting noun (the state of being adjourned)
Russian
3 entries- заде́ржка noun (the state of being adjourned)
- отсро́чка noun (the state of being adjourned)
- переры́в noun (the state of being adjourned)
Spanish
4 entries- aplazamiento noun (the state of being adjourned)
- postergación noun (the state of being adjourned)
- postposición noun (the state of being adjourned)
- prorrogación noun (the state of being adjourned)
Swedish
1 entries- ajournering noun (the state of being adjourned)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The prosecution asked for another adjournment when the seven failed to show up in court for the scheduled hearings, but the judges denied the request.
Source: tatoeba (12023300)
At midnight we made a motion for adjournment and everyone went home tired.
Source: wiktionary
A “meeting” of an assembly is terminated by a temporary adjournment; a “session” of an assembly ends with an adjournment without day, and may consist of many meetings […]
Source: wiktionary
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