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91Council of Trent — Council of Trent † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Council of Trent The nineteenth ecumenical council opened at Trent on 13 December, 1545, and closed there on 4 December, 1563. Its main object was the definitive determination of the… …
92Maurice-Jean de Broglie — Maurice Jean de Broglie † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Maurice Jean de Broglie Born in Paris, 5 September, 1766; d. there, 20 June, 1821. He was the son of the Field Marshal, Victor Francois, Duc de Broglie, created, by Emperor Francis I,… …
93adjourn — ad·journ /ə jərn/ vt: to put off further proceedings of either indefinitely or until a later stated time: close formally adjourn ing the session vi: to suspend a session or meeting till another time or indefinitely: suspend formal business or… …
94recess — re·cess / rē ˌses, ri ses/ n: a temporary adjournment of a trial, hearing, or legislative session recess vb Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. recess …
95prorogation — noun a) The period between two sessions of a legislative body. When a legislature or parliament is prorogued, it is still constituted (that is, all members remain as members and a general election is not necessary), but all orders of the body… …
96defer — I (put off) verb adjourn, arrest, be dilatory, bide, delay, detain, differre, discontinue, extend, file, forbear, forestall, gain time, hesitate, hinder, hold back, hold in abeyance, hold off, hold up, impede, interfere, interrupt, intervene,… …
97continue — con·tin·ue vt tin·ued, tinu·ing: to postpone (a legal proceeding) to a future day Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. continue I …
98postpone — post·pone vt post·poned, post·pon·ing 1: to put off to a later time 2: to place later in precedence, preference, or importance; specif: to subordinate (a lien) to a later lien post·pon·able adj post·pone·ment n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary …
99procrastinate — I verb adjourn, be dilatory, be idle, be inert, be neglectful, block, dally, dawdle, defer, delay, differre, dilly dally, do nothing, filibuster, gain time, hang back, hesitate, hold back, hold up, idle, keep one waiting, kill time, lag, let… …
100prorogation — [ prɔrɔgasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1313; lat. prorogatio 1 ♦ Action de proroger; fixation d un terme à une date postérieure à celle qui avait été primitivement fixée. ⇒ prolongation. Prorogation de délai, de terme. « Sa grande affaire du moment était d… …
