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re·cess /'rē-ˌses, ri-'ses/ n: a temporary adjournment of a trial, hearing, or legislative sessionrecess vb
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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break, cessation, halt, hiatus, interim, interlude, intermission, interruption, interval, intervening period, lull, pause, repose, respite, rest, spell, stop, stoppage, time out, vacation, withdrawal
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adjourn, break, break up, dissolve, halt, hesitate, intermit, interrupt, lay off, pause, postpone, prorogue, relax, rest, retire, stop, suspend, take a recess, take a rest, take time out, vacation, withdraw
associated concepts: recess the court
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abeyance, adjourn, adjournment, cloture, continue (adjourn), defer (put off), discontinuance (act of discontinuing), discontinue (break continuity), extension (postponement), furlough, halt, hiatus, holiday, interruption, interval, lapse (break), leave (absence), lull, moratorium, pause, pendency, remission, respite (interval of rest), rest (cease from action)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.A break in a court or legislative session in which official proceedings are suspended for a short time.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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A break in a trial or other court proceedings or a legislative session until a date and time certain. Recess is not to be confused with adjournment, which winds up the proceedings.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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In the practice of courts, a brief interval during which all business is suspended without an adjournment.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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In the practice of courts, a brief interval during which all business is suspended without an adjournment.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.a break in a trial or other court proceedings or a legislative session until a certain date and time. Recess is not to be confused with "adjournment," which winds up the proceedings.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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