prorogation

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P0605300 (prō-rōg′)tr.v. pro·rogued, pro·rogu·ing, pro·rogues 1. To discontinue a session of (a parliament, for example).2. To postpone; defer.

[Middle English prorogen, from Old French proroguer, to postpone, from Latin prōrogāre : pro-, forward; see pro-¹ + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

pro′ro·ga′tion n.

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Noun

prorogation - discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving itdiscontinuance, discontinuation - the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)

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prorogation

Prorogation

Prolonging or putting off to another day. The discontinuation or termination of a session of the legislature, parliament, or the like. In English Law, a prorogation is the Continuance of the parliament from one session to another, as an adjournment is a continuation of the session from day to day. In Civil Law, giving time to do a thing beyond the term previously fixed.

prorogation

1 an agreement to accept the jurisdiction of a given court. 2 the exercise of the ROYAL PREROGATIVE ending a session of Parliament.

PROROGATION. To put off to another time. It is generally applied to the English parliament, and means the continuance of it from one day to another; it differs from adjournment, which is a continuance of it from one day to another in the same session. 1 Bl. Com. 186.
2. In the civil law, prorogation signifies the time given to do a thing beyond the term prefixed. Dig. 2, 14, 27, 1. See Prolongation.

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noun discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it

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