court recess
Legal proceeding break
A court recess is a temporary break in legal proceedings, lasting anywhere from a few minutes to several months.
Judges call recesses for lunch, deliberation, or to allow attorneys time to prepare.
A longer recess between court terms is sometimes called a judicial recess.
The judge called a fifteen-minute recess.
- breakInterrupt continuity
- lunch breakMidday work hiatus
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- fifteen minutesFourth of an hour
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Period of judicial business
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Official court decision
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