ADJOURNAL
\ɐd͡ʒˈɜːnə͡l], \ɐdʒˈɜːnəl], \ɐ_dʒ_ˈɜː_n_əl]\
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A term applied in Scotch law and practice to the records of the criminal courts. The original records of criminal trials were called "bukis of adiornale," or "books of adjournal," few of which are now extant An "act of adjournal" is an order of the court of justiciary entered on its minutes.
By Henry Campbell Black
