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Adjournment

The act of adjourning; the putting off till another day or time specified, or without day.

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Conclusion 76% connected

The last part of anything; close; termination; end.

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Deferment 76% connected

The act of delaying; postponement.

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Ending 76% connected

of End

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Postponement 76% connected

The act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a future time; a temporary delay.

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Termination 76% connected

The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.

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Adjourn 74% connected

To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting, or the action, of…

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Adjourn 74% connected

To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting, or the action, of…

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Dissolution 92% connected

The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation.

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