What is the Latin word for adjournment?

The usual Latin words for “adjournment” are dīlātiō, prōlātiō, differō; also prōferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“adjournment” in Latin

dīlātiōadjournment, postponement, delay prōlātiōpostponement; enlargement differōto carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate; to distract, disquiet or disturb someone; confound; to spr prōferōto bring out, bring forth; to make known, produce in public, publish, reveal; to appear, show oneself

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

adjournment

dilatio, prolatio. To pray for an adjournment, petere dilationem. By adjournment, differendo, proferendo.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for adjournment?: The usual Latin words for “adjournment” are dīlātiō, prōlātiō, differō; also prōferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.