recess

Definitions

General English

• noun an alcove or part of the wall of a room which is set back
• noun an official holiday of the law courts or parliament
• noun a recreation period at school

Law

• noun a period when the court does not meet, but is not formally adjourned
• noun a period when an official body is not sitting

Medical

• noun a hollow part in an organ

Politics

• noun the period when parliament or another body is not sitting

Real Estate

• noun a section of a wall that sits further back than the rest
• verb to make a recess in a wall, or locate something in a recess

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Contexts for “recess”

9 definitions in context
• General English
• Law
• Medical
• Politics
• Real Estate