After a court is opened it shall, during the term, adjourn from day to day, unless the court shall order otherwise, and if it fails to sit on any day to which it is adjourned it may nevertheless sit on any subsequent day of the term.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 17.1-120

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.

Code 1919, § 5970, § 17-23; 1944, p. 399; 1998, c. 872.

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