Topic: LAW
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | ajourner, from jour 'day' |
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ad‧journ
1 [intransitive and transitive]SCL if a meeting, parliament, law court etc adjourns, or if the person in charge adjourns it, it stops for a short time : 
It was almost noon when the meeting adjourned.
It was almost noon when the meeting adjourned.2 to finish an activity and go somewhere - often used humorously : The rest of us adjourned to a nearby pub for some refreshments.
adjourn to something
The rest of us adjourned to a nearby pub for some refreshments. —adjournment noun [uncountable and countable] We sought an adjournment of the proceedings.
We sought an adjournment of the proceedings.