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Adjournment sine die (from the Latin, "without day") occurs when an organized body's existence terminates. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome.

It is often used with regard to legislative bodies whose terms or mandates are coming to an end, as in "The One Hundred Third General Assembly of the State of Georgia closed its second session today by adjourning sine die. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation In Politics, a mandate is the Authority granted by an Electorate to act as its representative. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule " This would mean that it is anticipated that this particular body will not meet again; the next session of the legislature would have a somewhat different membership, as some members would not be standing for election again, while others might not win their seats back. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office However, a legislative body may be called back into special session. In a Legislature, a special session is a period when the body convenes outside of the normal legislative schedule

A corporate board might adjourn sine die if the corporation were being sold, merged, or liquidated.

A court may also adjourn a matter sine die, which means the matter is stayed permanently. A court is a forum used by a power base to adjudicate disputes and dispense civil, labour administrative and criminal Justice under its This may be due to various reasons, for example if the case is started with a wrong procedure chosen the judge may adjourn the matter sine die so that the party may choose to start the action again with the correct procedure.

Another sense of the term, often used by lawyers, does not connote permanent adjournment. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person When a deposition, for example, is adjourned sine die, it means that no date has yet been set for its resumption, not that it will never be resumed. In fact, it implies that a new date will be set.

The common pronunciation of sine die in the United States Congress is "SEE-nae DEE-ae". The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses

Adjournment sine die is an adjournment until the next session of Congress, there being two sessions to each numbered Congress (e. g. 110th Congress—encompassing the years 2007 and 2008). This is as opposed to an adjournment to a date certain, which occurs periodically during the year. Sine Die adjournments in the U. S. Congress typically do not have a date certain, but rather to be determined by the Speaker of the House and Majority Leader of the Senate at a later time. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives. The Senate Majority and Minority Leaders (also called Senate Floor Leaders) are two United States Senators who are elected by the party conferences


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