JAMB - Government (2003 - No. 18)

A meeting of the legislature is usually brought to an end with an adjournment, which means a temporary suspension of proceedings until the next scheduled meeting or session. An adjournment is a break in legislative proceedings, either for a short time (e.g., for the day) or until a later date. A dissolution is the official termination of the entire legislature, often before an election. The formal ending of a legislative session by the executive authority without dissolving the legislature. A prorogation is a temporary termination of legislative sessions by executive authority.