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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1
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Adjourn
ADJOURN’, v.t. Adjurn’.
Literally, to put off, or defer to another day; but now used to denote a formal intermission of business, a putting off to any future meeting of the same body, and appropriately used of public bodies or private commissioners, entrusted with business; as, the court adjourned the consideration of the question.
ADJOURN’, v.i. To suspend business for a time; as, from one day to another, or for a longer period, usually public business, as of legislatures and courts, for repose or refreshment; as, congress adjourned at four o’clock. It is also used for the act of closing the session of a public body; as, the court adjourned without day.
It was moved that parliament should adjourn for six weeks.
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Chicago:
Noah Webster Jr., "Adjourn," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed September 17, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4SSY49G9EH68S3F.
MLA:
Webster, Noah, Jr. "Adjourn." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 17 Sep. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4SSY49G9EH68S3F.
Harvard:
Webster, N, 'Adjourn' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 17 September 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4SSY49G9EH68S3F.
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