The judge can do it "sua sponte" (on his or her own) for a variety of reasons, or one or more of the litigants can "move" or ask to do so. Also, once a judicial proceeding is ended, the formal ending is "adjournment" that the judge announces.
The reasons for adjournment before a trial is completely concluded are varied: need for a reasonable break in the proceedings, introduction of new evidence or witness that is a "surprise" to the opposing side requiring the time to review, some other emergency not related to the proceedings, etc.
There is no set amount of time in which you could adjourn a court case. This is completely dependent on the case.
A case can be adjourned for as long as it takes as long as there is sufficent reason for it to be
Adjourn- to postpone or end a court proceeding. Remand- to send a case or claim back to the court or tribunal from which it came for some further action.
The court will adjourn.
AnswerGenerally adjourn means to end or postpone a meeting or court proceeding. Additional AnswerIn British English, 'adjourn' means to 'temporarily suspend'. For example, one would adjourn a meeting for lunch; or a court case might be adjourned until the following morning. Unlike in American English, adjourn doesn't mean to end; so, when a meeting is finished, it is 'closed', not 'adjourned'.
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If you have a medical situation that requires you to miss a court hearing, you (or a family member) should contact the court immediately and notify them of the situation, and then follow up with documentation as soon as reasonably possible. The court will reschedule the court date.
A word that can be used in two contexts. It could mean that the court session is ended for that particular day, or also can be used to mean that the court case has been completed, all business pertaining to the case has been heard and the court is closing its session.Further AnswerIn British English, it means to 'temporarily suspend'. When a meeting is finished, it is 'closed' not adjourned.
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Mention (criminal law)This is a date when a case can only proceed if the defendant pleads guilty. If he or she wishes to challenge any of the charges or allegations, they should transfer the case to a later date ('adjourn' the case) for a contest mention. Mention (family law)This is a date when a case is to have a brief looking over with the new evidence supplied. He and she will then be possibly given a 'Hearing' date or another type of court date. (Details supplied care of ZOOM).
congress is about to adjourn
you could say i wonder what adjourn means
It is getting late, we have to adjourn this meeting...
To "adjourn" (note correct spelling) is to end a meeting, legislative session, court trial, hearing, or similar proceeding.