Missouri Laws 545.700 – Adjourned term held, when
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 545.700
- Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- In vacation: includes any adjournment of court for more than one day whenever any act is authorized to be done by or any power given to a court, or judge thereof in vacation, or whenever any act is authorized to be done by or any power given to a clerk of any court in vacation. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
When any cause is set down for trial in vacation, as directed in section 545.690, the judge shall adjourn the term to that day, at which time an adjourned term of said court may be held for the trial of the cause; and the court shall notify or recognize the witnesses in the cause to appear at the time set for the trial thereof, and their attendance may be compelled by attachment, as in other cases.