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adverb

séance tenante

/se.ɑ̃s tə.nɑ̃t/

adverb/se.ɑ̃s tə.nɑ̃t/

while the session is open, while we are in session, before the session closes, while the process is still ongoing, while we are here; from the bench; without adjourning to deliberate; then and there, on the spot, right away, forthwith

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

Literally, “[while] holding [the] session”.