The phrase "as adjournment" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a situation where a meeting or session is being concluded, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The meeting will conclude as adjournment is called by the chairperson."
Alternatives: "when the meeting is adjourned" or "upon adjournment".
As adjournment nears, the lawmakers are engaged in a form of legislative triage, and controversial measures do not have an easy time of it.
Courts usually handle the marijuana arrests with a form of probation known as "adjournment in contemplation of dismissal"; records are sealed if the person stays out of trouble for a year.
First offenders caught with as much as several ounces of the drug -- which sells for roughly $125 per ounce depending on the strength -- are eligible for a probation program known as adjournment contemplating dismissal, in which charges are dismissed if a defendant stays out of trouble for a set period of time.
But the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., had told prosecutors in this case not to make those offers, referred to as adjournments in contemplation of dismissal, an official in his office said Tuesday.
Elizabeth Mahony, an 18-year-old freshman at Sarah Lawrence College, was one of the nine protesters who accepted the prosecution's offer, known as an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal.
The lawyer, Martin R. Stolar, who met with prosecutors, said he was told that the district attorney's office would offer what is known as an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, or A.C.D.
Nearly all on the bridge were charged with disorderly conduct, an offense that usually leads to what is known in court jargon as A.C.D. — adjournment in contemplation of dismissal.
Even if prosecutors offer defendants what is known as an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal — a deal in which the charges are eventually dismissed if the person goes a certain period of time without being rearrested — Mr. Stolar said that "a substantial number of people" would decline the deal and "insist on going to trial and establishing their innocence".
Even if prosecutors offer what is known as an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal – in which the charges are eventually dismissed if the person goes a certain length of time without being rearrested – Mr. Stolar said that "a substantial number of people" would decline it and "insist on going to trial and establishing their innocence".
Few ministers can have replied to as many late-night Adjournment Debates as Williams.
