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adjournment  (<<schwa>>-j<<schwa>>rn-m<<schwa>>nt),  n.  1.  The  act  of  adjourning; specif.,  a  putting  off  of  a  court  session  or  other  meeting  or  assembly  until  a  later  time.  See [Blacks Law 8th]

adjourned term.See TERM(5). [Blacks Law 8th]

adjourned meeting.See MEETING. [Blacks Law 8th]

adjourned. See STAND ADJOURNED. [Blacks Law 8th]

adjournatur (aj-<<schwa>>r-nay-t<<schwa>>r). [Latin] It is adjourned. • This word formerly appeared at the end of reported decisions. [Blacks Law 8th]

adjourn   (<<schwa>>-j<<schwa>>rn),   vb.   Parliamentary   law.   To   end   or   postpone   (a proceeding). Cf. RECESS(2). “A motion to recess suspends the current meeting until a later time; the unqualified motion to adjourn terminates the meeting. When an assembly reconvenes following a recess, it resumes the meeting  at  the  point  where  it  was  interrupted  by  the  motion  to …

adjoining owner.See OWNER. [Blacks Law 8th]

adjoining    (<<schwa>>-joyn-ing),    adj.    Touching;    sharing    a    common    boundary; CONTIGUOUS.   Cf.   ADJACENT.   [Cases:   Adjoining   Landowners      1.   C.J.S.   Adjoining Landowners §§ 2, 6–8, 39.] — adjoin (<<schwa>>-joyn), vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

adjective   law   (aj-ik-tiv).   The   body   of   rules   governing   procedure   and   practice; PROCEDURAL  LAW. — Also termed adjectival law. [Cases: Action    1.C.J.S. Actions §§ 2–9, 11, 17, 21, 32–33, 36.] “The body of law in a State consists of two parts, substantive and adjective law. The former prescribes those rules of civil conduct which declare the…

adjectio     dominii     per     continuationem     possessionis    (<<schwa>>-jek-shee-oh     d<< schwa>>-min-ee-I      p<<schwa>>r      k<<schwa>>n-tin-yoo-ay-shee-oh-n<<schwa>>m      p<< schwa>>-zes[h]-ee-oh-nis). [Latin] Roman law. The acquisition of the right to property ownership by  continued  possession.  •  This  acquisition  is  otherwise  known  as  usucapio  or  acquisitive prescription. See USUCAPIO; adequate prescription under PRESCRIPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]