Search Results for: OSTP

postpone indefinitely

To dispose of a main motion without taking a view on its merits while preventing its further consideration during the same session. • This motion’s ancient form in the English Parliament was to postpone consideration until “this day six months” (or “three months”) — that is, some time beyond the current session, sufficiently remote that

postpone indefinitely Read More »

postpone

postpone, vb. 1. To put off to a later time. 2. To place lower in precedence or importance; esp., to subordinate (a lien) to a later one. 3. Parliamentary law. To temporarily or permanently suppress a main motion. — postponement, n. postpone definitely. To delay a main motion’s consideration to a specified time or until

postpone Read More »

addictio in diem

addictio in diem ([schwa]-dik-shee-oh in dI-[schwa]m). [Latin “assignment for a fixed period” or “postponement to a date”] Roman law. A clause in a contract of sale in which the parties agree that the contract can be terminated if the seller receives a better offer within a specified period. — Also termed in diem addictio.

addictio in diem Read More »

Scroll to Top