- to adjourn (law)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to adjourn (law)
This term is used in a legal context to indicate the temporary suspension of court proceedings. It signifies that the court will pause its activities for a period of time before resuming.
The judge decided to adjourn until tomorrow.
The lawyer requested to adjourn in order to prepare more evidence.
Generated collocations (experimental)
xiū tíng休庭mìng lìng命令court adjournment orderfǎ tíng法庭xiū tíng休庭court adjournmentxiū tíng休庭shí jiān时间time of adjournmentxiū tíng休庭tōng zhī通知notice of adjournmentlì jí立即xiū tíng休庭adjourn immediatelyxiū tíng休庭biàn lùn辩论adjourn for debatexiū tíng休庭qī jiān期间during the adjournmenttōng guò通过xiū tíng休庭to pass an adjournmentzàn shí暂时xiū tíng休庭temporary adjournmentfǎ yuàn法院xiū tíng休庭court is adjournedxuān bù宣布xiū tíng休庭to announce adjournmentxiū tíng休庭lǐ yóu理由reason for adjournment