The termination of a meeting, with a set date and time of the net meeting (or set subject to the call of the chair in a committee) A motion to adjourn in the Senate creates a new legislative day; so the Senate normally recesses, rather than adjourns, at the end of a day Both houses must agree to a concurrent resolution for either house to adjourn for more than three days
Termination of a meeting, occurring at the close of each legislative day upon the completion of business, with the hour and day of the next meeting being set prior to adjournment
The termination of a meeting Adjournment occurs at the close of each legislative day upon completion of business, with the hour and day of the next meeting set before adjournment
The suspension a court hearing to a future date It may be a specified date or to a date that is not fixed (this is often referred to as being adjourned sine die) Adjournments may be agreed to by consent between the parties, after consultation with the court, or may be ordered by the court
Congress ends a legislative day (which can last longer than 24 hours) by adjournment To adjourn sine die means to conclude a legislative day without setting a day to reconvene (which usually happens at the end of a session)
Termination of legislative activities at the conclusion of each legislative day with indication of the next day's meeting time Neither house may adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other body
The recess of a legislative house until a later stated time or until the time fixed by its rules for reconvening Sine die adjournment is the final adjournment of a legislative session Each house recesses after its daily session and adjourns sine die at the end of each session