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

• We moved for an adjournment of half an hour.
  我们提议休会半小时。
• The court met again after an adjournment of two weeks.
  法庭休庭两周后继续开庭。
• 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。
• He applied for judicial review or for compensation or for an adjournment.
  他申请复审或赔偿或休庭。
• The defendant has applied for an adjournment.
  被告提出休庭申请。
• 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。
• The solicitor moved for an adjournment of the case.
  律师提请暂停审讯这个案件。
• The judge granted us a short adjournment.
  法官准予我们短期休庭。
• 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 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。