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noun
1.
2.
a remaining in the same place, condition, etc.
3.
continuation (def. 3).
4.
Law. adjournment of a step in a proceeding to a future day.
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Continuance
is always a great word to know.
So is double jeopardy. Does it mean:
| being unable or legally unqualified to perform specified acts or to be held legally responsible for such acts |
| the subjecting of a person to a second trial or punishment for the same offense for which the person has already been tried or punished |
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Word Origin & History
continuance
late 14c., from O.Fr. continuance (13c.), from continuer (see continue).
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