as in to suspend
to bring to a formal close for a period of time
the legislative session was prorogued for the summer
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Recent Examples of prorogue
What was unprecedented about this case was that the courts had never before been called upon to review the Crown’s power to prorogue parliament.
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James Grant, Time, 25 Sep. 2019
On Tuesday, Britain’s Supreme Court will consider whether Johnson’s decision to prorogue — or suspend — the British Parliament for five weeks was lawful, after conflicting judgments in lower courts.
—Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2019
Bercow who has openly criticized the prime minister’s decision to prorogue Parliament, approved their request, which led to a vote Tuesday night.
—Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2019
In August, the Queen prorogued Parliament on the advice of the Prime Minister, which she is historically bound to take.
—Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2019
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James Grant, Time, 25 Sep. 2019
On Tuesday, Britain’s Supreme Court will consider whether Johnson’s decision to prorogue — or suspend — the British Parliament for five weeks was lawful, after conflicting judgments in lower courts.
—Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2019
Bercow who has openly criticized the prime minister’s decision to prorogue Parliament, approved their request, which led to a vote Tuesday night.
—Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2019
In August, the Queen prorogued Parliament on the advice of the Prime Minister, which she is historically bound to take.
—Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2019
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If Yoon is impeached, his powers would be suspended until the Constitutional Court decides whether to remove him from office.Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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The court suspended Hill’s law license for a month.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
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And that is why, in order to get sustainable peace, Ukraine have to get security guarantees which not provide Russia opportunity just to postpone this goal, but to make Russia impossible to achieve this goal in future.ABC NEWS, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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The defence team has repeatedly sought to postpone proceedings since the trial began, nearly five years ago, citing Israel's precarious defence situation since the 7 October Hamas attacks.The Week UK, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The 10-member committee met for two hours behind closed doors in November to vote on the issue, but the panel adjourned after failing to reach a consensus.Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Dec. 2024
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White remains free on bail, with proceedings adjourned until tomorrow for arguments on a Crown application seeking his detention.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Rethink Coalition proposes partially recessing the Inner Loop of I-65/I-70, which would open more land for development and green space.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
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The amendments adjusted many internal regulations, including the amount of depth articulations — or the number of external walls stepped and recessed — and the proportion of land in mixed-use development allocated for residential and commercial buildings.Vivien Ayers, Austin American-Statesman, 30 May 2024
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“Prorogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogue. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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