continuance
Use Continuance in a sentence
yu 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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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or state of continuing |
| 2. | the duration of an action, condition, etc |
| 3. | (US) the postponement or adjournment of a legal proceeding |
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Word Origin & History
continuance
late 14c., from O.Fr. continuance (13c.), from continuer (see continue).
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Example sentences
There is a fatal recurrence of existence, for life tends ever to create the conditions of its own reincarnation and continuance.
Two weeks before your trial, request a continuance from the court clerk.
Accept our thanks for the peace that yields this day and the shared faith that makes its continuance likely.
But all settlement grows stronger by mere continuance.
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