continuance

  • 11continuance — noun 1) concerned with the continuance of life See continuation 2) the prosecution sought a continuance Syn: adjournment, postponement, deferment, stay …

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  • 12continuance — UK [kənˈtɪnjʊəns] / US [kənˈtɪnjuəns] noun [uncountable] Word forms continuance : singular continuance plural continuances formal the process of continuing …

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  • 13continuance — /keuhn tin yooh euhns/, n. 1. an act or instance of continuing; continuation: a continuance of war. 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. [1325… …

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  • 14continuance — See continuance, continuation …

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  • 15continuance — con|tin|u|ance [kənˈtınjuəns] n [singular, U] formal the state of continuing for a long period of time ▪ the continuance in power of the Nationalist party …

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  • 16continuance — noun 1 (singular, uncountable) the state of continuing for a long period of time: the continuance in power of the Nationalist party 2 (countable usually singular) law the act of allowing the events in a court of law to stop for a period of time,… …

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  • 17continuance — The adjournment or postponement of a session, hearing, trial, or other proceeding to a subsequent day or time; usually on the request or motion of one of the parties. Also the entry of a continuance made upon the record of the court, for the… …

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  • 18continuance — The adjournment or postponement of a session, hearing, trial, or other proceeding to a subsequent day or time; usually on the request or motion of one of the parties. Also the entry of a continuance made upon the record of the court, for the… …

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  • 19continuance — An adjournment of a cause from one day to another, in the same or in a later term, or to a later hour of the same day. 17 Am 12d Contin § 1. A continuance is usually thought of as an adjournment granted on an application by one of the parties,… …

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  • 20Continuance (album) — Continuance Studio album by Greetings From Mercury Released June 1999 Recorded January 1999 Genre Jazz …

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