Legal Definition and Related Resources of Postponement
Meaning of Postponement
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.
Browse
You might be interested in these references tools:
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Postponement in the Dictionary | Postponement in our legal dictionaries | Browse the Legal Thesaurus | Find synonyms and related words of Postponement |
| Legal Maxims | Maxims are established principles that jurists use as interpretive tools, invoked more frequently in international law |
| Legal Answers (Q&A) | A community-driven knowledge creation process, of enduring value to a broad audience |
| Related topics | Postponement in the World Encyclopedia of Law |
Notice
This definition of Postponement is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.
Vocabularies (Semantic Web Information)
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Topic Map | A group of names, occurrences and associations |
| Topic Tree | A topic display format, showing the hierarchy |
| Sitemap Index | Sitemap Index, including Taxonomies |
| https://legaldictionary.lawin.org/postponement/ | The URI of Postponement (more about URIs) |
Meaning of Postponement in Spanish
Description/ translation of postponement into Spanish: aplazamiento (por ejemplo, en caso de enfermedad, fallecimiento de un juez o magistrado)[1]
Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where postponement belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.
Notes and References
- Translation of Postponement published by Antonio Peñaranda
Leave a Reply