verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a court adjourns a case/trial etc (= stops dealing with it for a period of time )
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The court adjourned the trial until June 21st.
a trial is adjourned (= it is officially stopped for several days, weeks, or months )
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The trial was adjourned until November.
adjourn a case (= stop it for a short time )
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The case was adjourned until next month for further reports.
adjourn a meeting (= make it stop for a period of time )
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This meeting is adjourned until tomorrow.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
application
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On 26 February 1992 Hobhouse J. adjourned the application and invited the Attorney-General to appoint an amicus curiae.
case
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They adjourned the case and directed that it be heard before a differently constituted bench of three justices.
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This afternoon the judge adjourned the case until tomorrow morning.
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On their clerk's advice the justices rejected the submission but adjourned the case .
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Northallerton magistrates adjourned the case for reports.
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Hull Crown Court adjourned the case for reports.
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Magistrates adjourned the case until June 9 and Swalwell was granted conditional bail.
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Sheriff Laura Duncan called for background reports and adjourned the case for three weeks.
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Magistrates adjourned the case against Alfred Dines after telling him they were thinking of imposing a three month jail term.
court
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The event that would eclipse it began only after Kenneff left the witness stand, and court adjourned for lunch.
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He stood up and, as the bailiff chanted that the court was adjourned , disappeared into his chambers.
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Today's court hearing was adjourned while the couple get legal help to fight their case.
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Dozens of court cases had been adjourned pending the judgment.
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The hearing at Coleford magistrates court was adjourned for three weeks.
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The court adjourned the trial until June 21, ordering police to find videos of the conference.
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She spoke to a woman police officer outside the Old Bailey after the court had adjourned on Tuesday evening.
hearing
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Magistrates adjourned the hearing until later today after a solicitor asked for more time to consult his clients.
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Cleveland deputy coroner Ronald Smith said as there was a possibility of industrial disease he was adjourning the hearing pending further inquiries.
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Magistrates adjourned the hearing until May 14.
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Coroner, Lester Madrell adjourned the hearing for police to continue their investigations.
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The magistrates adjourned the hearing until October 8, when committal proceedings are likely to take place.
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Judge David Selwood adjourned the hearings to October 7 for pre-sentence reports.
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The Cleveland coroner adjourned the hearing pending further inquiries.
house
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A further matter concerning alleged damage to five trees and lawns at the house was adjourned .
inquest
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Coroner Nicholas Gardiner opened and adjourned the inquest for two weeks so that funerals can be held.
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Cleveland deputy coroner Ronald Smith adjourned the inquest .
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The coroner adjourned the inquest after he was told that Mrs Probyn's husband Jonathan had been charged with her murder.
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Cleveland coroner Michael Sheffield adjourned the inquest pending further inquiries.
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Mr Turnbull adjourned the inquest , which was not attended by relatives of the victims, to a date to be fixed.
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Inquest adjourned: An inquest into the death of a toddler has been adjourned.
meeting
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The King was greatly displeased by this suggestion and promptly adjourned the meeting .
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The Mayor was obliged to adjourn the meeting pending discussion by the Corporation.
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Ivashko adjourned the meeting , and the politburo went into emergency session, emerging to announce its unanimous backing for Gorbachev.
report
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The case was adjourned for reports .
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The case was adjourned for reports Hens raid: Thieves raided a hen house in Ripon.
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Sentence had been adjourned until yesterday for reports .
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Sentencing was adjourned while psychiatric reports are prepared.
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Northallerton magistrates adjourned the case for reports .
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Hull Crown Court adjourned the case for reports .
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The case has been adjourned for reports to be prepared.
trial
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The case was adjourned for trial .
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They must adjourn the matter for trial by a bench of three justices.
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After he had been taken to hospital by ambulance the judge, Lord Morison, adjourned the trial until Monday.
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The court adjourned the trial until June 21, ordering police to find videos of the conference.
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The judge then adjourned the trial until March 6, to allow police time to trace Mekgwe.
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Sheriff Andrew Bell adjourned the trial , which is expected to last for two to three weeks, until tomorrow.
week
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Mr Justice Latham adjourned sentence until Friday week .
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It was unclear whether a meeting would be scheduled before Congress adjourns next week .
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The case was adjourned for two weeks until April 6.
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An inquest was opened and adjourned last week .
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They appeared in court at Leominster in Herefordshire this morning when the case was adjourned for a week .
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His case was adjourned for three weeks .
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The hearing at Coleford magistrates court was adjourned for three weeks .
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The case was adjourned for a week .
■ VERB
open
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Coroner Nicholas Gardiner opened and adjourned the inquest for two weeks so that funerals can be held.
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An inquest into his death was opened and adjourned yesterday.
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An inquest was opened and adjourned last week.
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Inquest opened: An inquest into the death of 61-year-old James Dawson has been opened and adjourned .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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If there are no more questions, the committee will adjourn until tomorrow morning.
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The chairman has the power to adjourn the meeting at any time.
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The trial was adjourned for two weeks until the psychiatrist's report was ready.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Cleveland deputy coroner Ronald Smith said as there was a possibility of industrial disease he was adjourning the hearing pending further inquiries.
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It was almost noon when the meeting adjourned.
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Magistrates adjourned the hearing until May 14.
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Sentence was adjourned until May 11 for a probation report.
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The case was adjourned to May 6 for reports.
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They all agreed and adjourned the meeting just as the candle was burning out.
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When the conference was over, the delegates voted not to adjourn , but to constitute themselves as a permanent body.