1. The act of putting off to another day; esp., the discontinuance of a legislative session until its next term. [Cases: States 32. C.J.S. States § 48–50.]
2. Civil law. The extension of a court’s or judge’s jurisdiction by consent of the parties to a case that it would otherwise be incompetent to hear. — prorogative, adj.
tacit prorogation. Civil law. Consent to jurisdiction that arises when a party does not request recusal despite awareness that the judge is not qualified to try the case. Cf. prorogated jurisdiction under JURISDICTION.
