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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Adjo(u)rnal, Adjurnal, n. (Usually with i for j.) Also, adiurnale, -all; adiornale, -all; adiournall. [f. Adjourn v.]

1. An act or book of adjournal (see below). 1489 Acta Aud. 130/1.
Schir Adam becom pleg … therfore in the last Justice Are of Drumfres, as wes preffit be a testimoniale of the adiurnale [etc.] 1489 Acta Conc. 138/1; Ib. 372/1, 399/2.
As thai grantit before the Iustice in the Iustice are of Kirkcudbrich … as wes prefit be the copy of the adiornale of the Iustice are 1567 Acts II. 577/1.
As at mair lenth is contenit in the said proces, adiornale, decrete, convict, and dome of foirfaltour foirsaid c1575 Balfour Pract. 498.
The rollment of the said justice air, extractit furth of our soverane Lord's adjournal 1590 Acts III. 525/1.
Sic personis as ar … fund in registeris or adiornall standand denunceit rebellis 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Adiurnatus.
Adiournall is [= in] the Iustice aire, as [= is] ane act of adiournal, so called, because it is maid in the Iustice air

2. Act of adjournal, a decision of court (in early use of the Justice Air) requiring one person to give satisfaction to another within a specified time. 1498 Acts Conc. II. 162.
Ane act of the Kingis adjurnale of justry 1530 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 477.
As the act of adiornale maid tharapoun proportis 1535 Glasgow Prot. IV. 70.
The ak of adjurnall recoverit be me … in our Souerane Lordis justice aer of Dwnbertane 1563 Melville Chart. 102.
The haill roll and sensament of court, or act of adiornale 1572 Irvine Mun. I. 57.
Allane Ross … also causid reid and proclame tua actis of adjournall 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Iter § 14.
Ane act is maid in court, quhairby he and his cautioner are oblished to … satisfie the partie within the space forsaid; quhilk is called the acte of adjournall 1622-6 Bisset I. 144/17.
Recent spulȝeis, eiectionis, actis of adjornall, suspensionis 1639 Acts V. 612/2.
Ratificatioune to James Dumbar of ane act of Adjornall 1663 Decis. Lords G. 51 .
Only his moveables by the Act of Adjournal were ordained to be escheat 1682 Ib. F. 20.
They had a reduction of the said gift and Act of Adjurnal

3. Buke of Adjournal, or Adjournal Buke, a register containing the acts of adjournal. 1529 Reg. Privy S. II. 64/2.
He … failȝeit tharintill, as the adjornale buk proportis 1536 Ib. 315/2.
As ane act in the Buke of Adjornale maid tharupoun beris 1542 Acts II. 414/1.
To … put out of the bukis of consale and adiornale the actis of the said Walteris cuming 1564 Reg. Privy C. I. 302.
Gilbert Erle of Cassillis and … Johnne, Gordoun … ar actit and obleist in the bukis of adjornall … to keip guid rewll in the cuntre 1606 Spotsw. Hist. 499.
It is our will you cause [this] to be recorded in your books of Adjournall 1666 Justiciary Ct. Rec. I. 138.
They … to have found caution acted in the Books of Adjournall 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. 433.
It seems somewhat strange, that this process should have been insert in the Adjournal Books