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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 July 9, 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. 9 Jul. 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 9 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4SSY49G9EH68S3F.
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