séance tenante

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.ɑ̃s tə.nɑ̃t/

Adverb

séance tenante

1. (archaic) while the session is open, while we are in session, before the session closes, while the process is still ongoing, while we are here
2. (law) from the bench; without adjourning to deliberate
3. (formal) then and there, on the spot, right away, forthwith

   Synonyms: toute affaire cessante, sur-le-champ, tout de suite, de ce pas