How To Use Adjourn In A Sentence

The judge adjourned the crown court hearing. The Sun
One reason for the easing in the logjam was the Senate's traditional desire to dispense with blocs of nominees shortly before adjourning for recess, which the Senate did in the early hours of Friday morning. Federal Posts Fill Up Amid Senate Thaw
The judge warned the duo they must not assume the fact he had adjourned sentence for pre-sentence reports meant he was in any way indicating what penalty would follow.
The case was adjourned until August 29 for pre-sentence reports to be prepared by the probation service.
After several negroes, both male and female, had been disposed of here, the party again adjourned to another sale-room adjoining. Slave Auctions in Richmond, Virginia

After the lapse of a fortnight, Hepburn, candidate for congressman-at-large, declined to accept because "it is quite apparent that a very large portion of the Republicans, owing to the unfortunate circumstances which have come to light since the adjournment of the convention, are not disposed to accept its conclusion as an authoritative utterance of the party." [ A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3
An inquest was opened and adjourned at Oxford coroner's court. The Sun
Talks aimed at averting fresh postal strikes were adjourned last night and resume today. The Sun
Magistrates adjourned the case until next month for the probation service to prepare social reports and said they were considering a community penalty.
After dinner, the boys adjourned to the living room for a movie.
She adjourned the meeting until tomorrow at 9 a.m.
They had barely begun before the court adjourned to a nearby carpet for sunset prayers. Times, Sunday Times
The defence attorney requested an adjournment.
The chairman may decide to adjourn the meeting, which means that the meeting is not concluded.
The Diallo 7 have now been offered an adjournment contemplating dismissal, which is what they had expected initially.
England enjoyed their kickabout and adjourned. Times, Sunday Times
The inquest was adjourned until a full hearing can take place. Times, Sunday Times
I suggest we adjourn to the bar for a drink.
An inquest into Stephens death was today adjourned to a date to be fixed.
The case was adjourned to crown court next month. The Sun
On sultry evenings the Club adjourned to the brook for aquatic exercises, and the members sat about in airy attire, frog-like and cool. Little Men: Life at Plumfield With Jo's Boys
Buuren had every right to be addressed in Afrikaans, adjourned the proceedings. ANC Daily News Briefing
Her case is adjourned until July 5 and she is free on bail.
The case was adjourned for four weeks. Times, Sunday Times
A post-mortem examination was due to take place on her body and an inquest opened and adjourned. Times, Sunday Times
After the two minutes silence we adjourned to Wetherspoon's for a coffee before the parade left for the parish church.
The week before's outdoor session was rained off, but nothing daunted the members adjourned to the clubroom where an impromptu portraiture session was set up, with members being put through their paces by Michael O'Sullivan.
The case was adjourned until June 22 for committal proceedings and Port, 39, was granted unconditional bail.
The case was adjourned until this week. Times, Sunday Times
Their inquests were opened and adjourned yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
The meeting will be adjourned till next Wednesday.
They all agreed and adjourned the meeting just as the candle was burning out.
The inquiry was adjourned until Thursday.
The trial was adjourned until Thursday. Times, Sunday Times
Oyez, oyez! this court is now adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow morning," cried the bailiff in a singsong voice. The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays
It was almost noon when the meeting adjourned.
The proceedings have now been adjourned until next week.
They had barely begun before the court adjourned to a nearby carpet for sunset prayers. Times, Sunday Times
The identity of the driver was being withheld until an inquest was opened and adjourned. The Sun
It was unclear whether a meeting would be scheduled before Congress adjourns next week.
The inquest was adjourned until next year. Times, Sunday Times
Their inquests were opened and adjourned yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
After a walk round the extensive gardens and lake, the group adjourned to Lullingstone for lunch.
After the play, my friends and I adjourned to Newton for dinner, after which I had to leave early to meet up with new friends.
After a few tense adjournments and with only the Conservative Party reserving its position, the conference agreed to call the multiparty forum as a matter of national urgency, not later than ANC Daily News Briefing
Afterward virtually the entire class adjourned to a windowless basement room in Steinman.
His application was refused and his case has been adjourned. Times, Sunday Times
Ivashko adjourned the meeting, and the politburo went into emergency session, emerging to announce its unanimous backing for Gorbachev.
He was not present and the case was adjourned until next week. Times, Sunday Times
A preliminary hearing was due to start today before Mr Justice Hutchison, but was adjourned.
I suggest we adjourn to the bar for a drink.
The case was adjourned for a presentence report. The Sun
A General Medical Council hearing was adjourned yesterday before a final conclusion was reached.
We are going to reconstitute the Court for the next case, so we will adjourn now and resume at 2 pm.
The inquest was adjourned for further investigation. The Sun
Men are rising, putting on their himatia, ridiculing Timon; while the herald at a nod from the president declares the Ecclesia adjourned. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
His counsel said he understood imprisonment was inevitable but asked for sentence to be adjourned so his client could put his affairs in order.
Soon the meeting was adjourned with the leaders promising to "look into the matter further. Christianity Today
The case was adjourned until this week. Times, Sunday Times
Cleveland deputy coroner Ronald Smith said as there was a possibility of industrial disease he was adjourning the hearing pending further inquiries.
So it seems to me better to adjourn this matter to the first suitable date convenient to the parties after two weeks.
The inquest is expected to be opened and adjourned. Times, Sunday Times
Sentence was adjourned to June 7 for the executive to produce his companies' accounts.
In 2001 the seven applied for an inspection of the intoximeter at Dún Laoghaire Garda Station but the District Court had refused to adjourn their cases for an inspection.
The trial was adjourned for a week/until the following week.
Sentence was adjourned for reports and he was bailed.
The Petitioner's solicitor did request an adjournment to examine the Respondent.
Afterward virtually the entire class adjourned to a windowless basement room in Steinman.
Sentence on Paul Jowers, of no fixed address, was adjourned for a social inquiry report.
Events should move swiftly now, with an inquest being opened and adjourned by the end of next week.
The case came up for hearing last Tuesday after three adjournments.
The judge rejected the request for an adjournment and the renewed application insofar as it was made.
She seemed to be very angry that we had renewed our application for an adjournment due to the doctor's unavailability.
And Felix, knowing accurately the things concerning the way, adjourned them, saying, When Lysias the chiliarch is come down I will determine your affair;
He said: ‘Well-prepared cases are less likely to be derailed or the subject of constant adjournments.’
The case was adjourned for three weeks for reports before sentencing. Times, Sunday Times
The kangaroo immediately adjourned, and evanished below the horizon.
The case was adjourned for four weeks. Times, Sunday Times
Judge Gerald Gordon adjourned sentence for reports but warned he would ‘go to prison for some time’.
The case was adjourned at Salisbury crown court. The Sun
The court adjourned indefinitely while the contents of the recordings are studied. Times, Sunday Times
I wasn't sure what was happening as the judge banged his gavel on the bench and the court was adjourned.
Cleveland deputy coroner Ronald Smith said as there was a possibility of industrial disease he was adjourning the hearing pending further inquiries.
But the House has already adjourned, meaning any corrective action will have to be applied after the fact. Veterans Today
The inquest was adjourned until a full hearing can take place. Times, Sunday Times
Planned Meeting on Incident Prevention Put Off incident prevention mechanisms, agreed during the recent round of talks in Geneva, scheduled for May 7 has been "adjourned," EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM) said. Civil.Ge Daily News
The court adjourned indefinitely while the contents of the recordings are studied. Times, Sunday Times
Instead, the meeting will be adjourned indefinitely. Times, Sunday Times
Following a quick stop in the local café to greet many parishioners, I adjourned to the quiet of my pastoral study.
Justices adjourned the case so the youth offending team can prepare a pre-sentence report considering all possible sentences.
The case was adjourned for four weeks. Times, Sunday Times
Magistrates have adjourned the case until 22nd February.
The inquest was adjourned for further investigation. The Sun
Shall we leave that until 1 o'clock over lunch or shall we adjourn early and get a clean start at 2 o'clock if this case progresses?
If this continued he would be unable to get through today's part of the summing up before an adjournment was ordered at twelve-thirty. PROSECUTOR
The judge granted us a short adjournment.
It is unlikely that an adjournment will be granted in these circumstances unless there are particularly compelling reasons.
An earlier inquest was adjourned after hearing that David was ejected from the event by doormen.
After this therapy session is adjourned, the girls tearily bond, while the guys beerily bond playing some weird drinking variation of football. Vh1 Blog
She will propose a motion requesting the council adjourn it until May 21.
The case was adjourned until April for sentencing. The Sun
we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon
Yesterday's application for the committal to prison of the six bricklayers was adjourned until January 21.
He said he would refer the issue to the Attorney General for legal advice and adjourn the case until January 31, 2002.
Old Keltie, the landlord, who had bestowed his name on a bridge in the neighbourhood of his quondam dwelling, received the carrier with his usual festive cordiality, and adjourned with him into the house, under pretence of important business, which, I believe, consisted in their emptying together a mutchkin stoup of usquebaugh. The Abbot
Afterwards all adjourned to the club house for a meal.
The trial was adjourned for a week. The Sun
After this we all adjourned to the Traverse Theatre bar, which is very nice but exceedingly expensive even by Edinburgh's standards, by way of some strange multicolour fibreglass cows that seem to have sprung up on the streets of Edinburgh for some reason. Weekend Wastrelry
The Recorder of London, Judge Peter Beaumont QC, adjourned sentencing until August 18.
An inquest has been adjourned pending toxicology tests. Times, Sunday Times
The Recorder of Leeds, Judge Norman Jones QC adjourned sentence until next Friday but told Richardson a life sentence was inevitable.
The case was adjourned to crown court next month. The Sun
Nothing happened, however, because Congress was eager to adjourn for the November elections.
They adjourned the case and directed that it be heard before a differently constituted bench of three justices.
The meeting was adjourned with promises from the councillors that they would meet with senior engineers in the council and the matter would be sorted as soon as possible.
Justices banned the boy from east York from driving all cars, motorcycles and mopeds and adjourned his case for a pre-sentence report.
The food was served in the house and the wake participants then adjourned ‘to a very large barn, in which spirituous liquors of every kind, and tobacco in profusion, with pipes, were distributed.’
They must adjourn the matter for trial by a bench of three justices.
The meeting was adjourned until Tuesday.
We adjourned for lunch
A preliminary hearing was due to start today before Mr Justice Hutchison, but was adjourned.
By the weekend, however, as unheard cases were adjourned in the District Court, there was the beginning of a nervousness that the row could become serious.
One victim was so overcome by having to relive the terror that he broke down in the witness box and the case had to be adjourned to let him recompose himself.
Magistrates adjourned the case until March 12 th for pre-sentence reports, and warned the teenager that he could face prison.
They all agreed and adjourned the meeting just as the candle was burning out.
Judges, lawyers, police officers and witnesses already complain about the frequent delays and adjournments in court.
So, after two days of legal argument, the case was adjourned until Monday 10th May.
Last night when we kind of adjourned the case management conference, you also wanted to be able to talk with your family. CNN Transcript Nov 14, 2002
The case was adjourned for three weeks for reports before sentencing. Times, Sunday Times
he made a motion to adjourn
The inquest was adjourned to next week. The Sun
When the conference was over, the delegates voted not to adjourn, but to constitute themselves as a permanent body.
The proceedings have now been adjourned until next week.
The judge granted us a short adjournment.
Mr Chairman, I move that the meeting be adjourned.
Instead, the meeting will be adjourned indefinitely. Times, Sunday Times
The rest of us adjourned to a nearby pub for some refreshments.
The court adjourned
Congress has adjourned for the November elections.
In deference to the demand of the Opposition Leader, the Speaker adjourned the House for the day after two earlier adjournments in the pre-lunch session.
After dinner the trio duly adjourned to the library as had been planned, and the volumes were brought forth by Louis with the zest of a bibliophilist. Two on a Tower
He appeared in the county court on Friday and the case was adjourned for a two-hour hearing on August 11.
Mr Justice Latham adjourned sentence until Friday week.
A committee was then appointed to draw up the rules for the Convention and the delegates adjourned for the weekend.
Afterward virtually the entire class adjourned to a windowless basement room in Steinman.
George had been due back in court yesterday, but the defence and prosecution requested an adjournment until February 1st.
To finish the night off many adjourned to the Dungeon Bar in the basement of the castle for more musical entertainment until the early hours of the morning.
After Mass all adjourned to Frank's Place where a Four Course Meal was served by Killasser Community Care Group members.
The case was adjourned until next month. The Sun
The counsel for the plaintiff opposed the defendant's application for an adjournment.
The trial was adjourned for an indefinite period.
The inquest was adjourned until next year. Times, Sunday Times
The jury convicted them after nearly three and a half hours in retirement and sentence was adjourned for probation reports because one youth is 19.
Magistrates adjourned the case against Alfred Dines after telling him they were thinking of imposing a three month jail term.
However provoked, the dayanim adjourned without a decision and set a date for a second trial.
The meeting was adjourned until Tuesday.
However a judge had to adjourn passing sentence because the defendant must be returned to prison to finish an earlier sentence.
The trial was adjourned for a week/until the following week.
The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court.
The trial was adjourned until Thursday. Times, Sunday Times
Sentence was adjourned for a psychiatric report.
It is said that the last parliament was held on this tor in 1749, but for some time before that date the court merely met on the tor, and, after the jurors had been sworn in, adjourned to one of the stannary towns. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts
A post-mortem examination was due to take place on her body and an inquest opened and adjourned. Times, Sunday Times
At midday the meeting was adjourned for lunch.
An application by the corporation seeking to sequestrate the assets of the Union has already been adjourned until later this month.
It was almost noon when the meeting adjourned.
The jurats being met to the number sometimes of two or three hundred, in this desolate place, are quite exposed to the weather and have no other place to sit upon but a moor-stone bench, and no refreshments but what they bring with them; for this reason the steward immediately adjourns the court to Tavistock, or some other stannary town. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 385, August 15, 1829
The weapon case will be adjourned for six months "in contemplation of dismissal," Queens district attorney's office spokeswoman Meris Campbell said. USATODAY.com - Notes: Olowkandi acquitted; Hawks sign Uruguayan
The case was adjourned for three weeks for reports before sentencing. Times, Sunday Times
The court adjourned indefinitely while the contents of the recordings are studied. Times, Sunday Times
He admitted converting criminal property and his case was adjourned at the Old Bailey. The Sun
His application was refused and his case has been adjourned. Times, Sunday Times
An inquest was opened and adjourned to a date to be fixed at Barrow Town Hall on Monday.
Much of the parade crowd "adjourned" to the university's tailgate areas where students, alumni and friends of the university gathered to celebrate Homecoming Day prior to the pre-game show and the game between the Trojans and the Hilltoppers at Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium. The Troy Messenger
The inquest was adjourned for toxicology results. The Sun
Judge Simpson agreed to adjourn sentence for four weeks to allow for a pre-sentence report to be prepared.
Cleveland deputy coroner Ronald Smith said as there was a possibility of industrial disease he was adjourning the hearing pending further inquiries.
Secondly, if evidence were given by a defendant challenging the confession it would likely result in an adjournment to allow the government to call rebutting evidence.
The coroner will formally open and adjourn the inquest today in Salisbury.
The next meeting, in this case, would be an adjourned meeting of the same session. Chapter 11. Miscellaneous. 63. A Session
She rejected the alternative of an adjournment for what was said to be a further day or day and a half to enable witnesses to be cross-examined.
And now M. Raynal appears with a project for more effectually establishing the domination of the parliamentary majority by giving it the right to adjourn once a week for six successive weeks, all debates on any 'interpellation' to which the France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889
They had barely begun before the court adjourned to a nearby carpet for sunset prayers. Times, Sunday Times
No pleas were entered and the cases were adjourned. The Sun
The location and length of the trial, the unpredictability of witness appearances and the adjournments all militate against full and even reportage.
The judge adjourned the crown court hearing. The Sun
Their inquests were opened and adjourned yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
Let us adjourn the meeting for lunch.
The case was adjourned until December 7 for reports.
Why waste my tax dollars when the session is adjourned? — martie When the Lights Went Out - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
The judge adjourned the hearing until next Tuesday.
He was not present and the case was adjourned until next week. Times, Sunday Times
The trial was adjourned until next year. Times, Sunday Times
The man, of Bideford, Devon, had his bail extended by Judge John Neligan, who adjourned sentence for a pre-sentence report.
Ordinarily, no adjournments are granted and there is provision for serving of notices by courier, fax, speed-post, etc.
The trial was adjourned until Thursday. Times, Sunday Times
Speelman was almost apologetic about his efforts to win the adjourned fourth game, with Rook and Bishop against Rook.
The inquest was adjourned to next week. The Sun
The case was adjourned for a short break when the court heard that both defendants were feeling unwell.
National Assembly has adjourned till the Evening Session: perhaps this shut lake, finding no ingate, will retire to its sources again; and disappear in peace? The French Revolution

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