Zittijd

Zittijd is a Dutch term meaning the duration of a sitting or hearing. It is used primarily in legal and parliamentary contexts to refer to the time span that a zitting or meeting lasts. In official documents the more common term is zittingsduur, but zittijd appears in some statistical reports and adjudicative records.

In the judicial system, a zitting is a formal hearing where cases are argued before a judge or panel. The zittijd begins when the session opens and ends when the session is adjourned. It may include breaks for refreshments or legal deliberation outside the hearing. The length of the zittijd is recorded in the minutes and used for workload planning, court calendars, and performance metrics.

In the parliamentary or council context, a sitting refers to a meeting of a legislative or deliberative body. The zittijd in this sense denotes how long the proceedings of a particular sitting lasted, which can be relevant for agenda management and reporting on efficiency.

Terminology: The term zittijd is less common in everyday language and is more likely to appear in formal, statistical, or legal texts. The standard term is zittingsduur. Related terms include zitting and zittingsduur.