Definition of "adjournments" []

• Plural form of adjournment. (noun)

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• "The "overwhelming majority" have been settled using a method known as "adjournments in contemplation of dismissal" - where the person arrested is not required to plead guilty but agrees to avoid rearrest for six months, Manhattan district attorney office officials said."
• "The speakers at the demonstration alleged that the seeking of the adjournments was a ploy to prolong the cases so that she could try and return to power before a verdict was pronounced."
• "Nor does the hearing necessarily occur at the first court date- adjournments from both sides trying to gather evidence for and against the order are common."