Postponement in United States

Postponement Definition

The putting over of a cause for trial to another term. Considerable confusion exists in the use of the words, “continuance,” “adjournment,” and “postponement.” In exact phraseology, “continuance” means the revival of a cause after it has abated, “adjournment” the putting over of a cause from day to day within the term, and “postponement” the putting over of a cause from term to term.

Postponement in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias

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Postponement	Postponement in the World Legal Encyclopedia.
Postponement	Postponement in the European Legal Encyclopedia.
Postponement	Postponement in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia.
Postponement	Postponement in the UK Legal Encyclopedia.
Postponement	Postponement in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia.

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Postponement	Postponement in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Postponement	Postponement in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Postponement	Postponement in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Postponement	Postponement in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Postponement	Postponement in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Postponement	Postponement in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Postponement	Postponement in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Postponement	Postponement in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Postponement	Postponement in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Postponement	Postponement in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Postponement	Postponement in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Postponement	Postponement in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.

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Legal Issue for Attorneys

The putting over of a cause for trial to another term. Considerable confusion exists in the use of the words, “continuance,” “adjournment,” and “postponement.” In exact phraseology, “continuance” means the revival of a cause after it has abated, “adjournment” the putting over of a cause from day to day within the term, and “postponement” the putting over of a cause from term to term.

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This definition of Postponement is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.

Impeachment — Indefinite Postponement Definition in the Legislative Process

The following is a definition of Impeachment — Indefinite Postponement , by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL): A form of adverse disposition of a proposal for that session of the legislature.

Postponement