Continuance
[kuh n-tin-yoo-uh ns] /kənˈtɪn yu əns/
noun
1.
an act or instance of ; :
a continuance of war.
2.
a remaining in the same place, condition, etc.
3.
(def 3).
4.
Law. adjournment of a step in a proceeding to a future day.
/kənˈtɪnjʊəns/
noun
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
n.
mid-14c., “a keeping up, a going on,” from Old French continuance (13c.), from continuer (see continue).
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