continuance
noun
con·tin·u·ance
kən-ˈtin-yü-ən(t)s 
1
2
: the extent of continuing : duration
3
: the quality of enduring : permanence
4
: an adjournment of a court case to a future day
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Examples of continuance in a Sentence
No changes to the property are allowed during the continuance of the lease.
The lawyer asked the judge for a continuance.
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The national economy, supported by Northern merchants and bankers, assumed its indefinite continuance; the national party system, stretching from Louisiana to Maine, insulated it from political challenge.
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Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
At a hearing, the HOA asked for a continuance and another hearing is expected to be held in February, Baldwin said.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025
September 2024 brought the continuance of one of the nation’s biggest problems, school shootings.
—Visual Editors, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
At a brief hearing Wednesday, Acree’s attorney, Edward Berrigan of the Missouri State Public Defender’s office, asked for a continuance so that the public defenders who handle death penalty cases could be reassigned, the Kansas City Star reported.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
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Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
At a hearing, the HOA asked for a continuance and another hearing is expected to be held in February, Baldwin said.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025
September 2024 brought the continuance of one of the nation’s biggest problems, school shootings.
—Visual Editors, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
At a brief hearing Wednesday, Acree’s attorney, Edward Berrigan of the Missouri State Public Defender’s office, asked for a continuance so that the public defenders who handle death penalty cases could be reassigned, the Kansas City Star reported.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
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“Continuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continuance. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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continuance
noun
con·tin·u·ance
kən-ˈtin-yə-wən(t)s
1
: the act of continuing
2
: the extent of continuing : duration
3
: postponement of a case in a law court
Legal Definition
continuance
noun
con·tin·u·ance
kən-ˈti-nyə-wəns
: the postponement of the court proceedings in a case to a future day
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