Definition of ADJOURNMENT

adjournment

Plural: adjournments

Noun

  • the termination of a meeting
  • the act of postponing to another time or place
  • The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
  • Ampliatio.

Examples

  • At midnight we made a motion for adjournment and everyone went home tired.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ajournement, from Old French ajornement, equivalent to adjourn + -ment.

Scrabble Score: 21

adjournment: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
adjournment: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adjournment: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 27

adjournment: valid Words With Friends Word