ajournement

Definitions of ajournement
  1. noun
    time during which some action is awaited
    synonyms: délai
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    types:
    atermoiement, délai
    a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
    type of:
    interruption, pause, temps d'arrêt
    a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
  2. noun
    the act of postponing to another time or place
    synonyms: report
  3. noun
    discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it
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    Discontinuité
    the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
  4. noun
    a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
    synonyms: assignation
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    types:
    citation
    a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
    type of:
    mandat
    (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
  5. noun
    act of putting off to a future time
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    types:
    report
    the act of postponing to another time or place
    type of:
    arrêt
    the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
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