break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later:the meeting was adjourned until December 4 [no object]:let’s adjourn and reconvene at 2 o’clock
[no object, with adverbial] (of a group of people) go somewhere for rest or refreshment:they adjourned to a local pub
put off or postpone (a resolution or sentence):sentence was adjourned for a social inquiry report
