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con·tin·u·ance /kən-'ti-nyə-wəns/ n: the postponement of the court proceedings in a case to a future day
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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abiding, adjournment of a cause, adjournment of a proceeding, admission of postponement, adsiduitas, continuatio, continuation, endurance, extension, lasting, lengthening, perpetuation, perpetuitas, perseverance, persistence, postponement, prolongation, protraction, stay, sustained action
associated concepts: continuance in office, continuance of a nonconforming use, continuance of a partnership, continuance of a proceeding, continuance of criminal case, presumption of continuance
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continuation (prolongation), continuation (resumption), continuity, diligence (perseverance), duration, extension (postponement), habitation (act of inhabiting), indestructibility, life (period of existence), longevity, pendency, period, perpetuity, phase (period), renewal, survival
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.Postponement or adjournment of a trial or other court proceeding to a later date.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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The postponement of a hearing, trial, or other scheduled court proceeding, at the request of one or both parties, or by the judge without consulting them. Unhappiness with long trial court delays has resulted in the adoption by most states of "fast track" rules that sharply limit the ability of judges to grant continuances.Category: Representing Yourself in CourtCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. The adjournment or postponement to another date of a trial or other proceeding.See also adjourn.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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The adjournment or postponement of an action pending in a court to a later date of the same or another session of the court, granted by a court in response to a motion made by a party to a lawsuit. The entry into the trial record of the adjournment of a case for the purpose of formally evidencing it.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The adjournment or postponement of an action pending in a court to a later date of the same or another session of the court, granted by a court in response to a motion made by a party to a lawsuit. The entry into the trial record of the adjournment of a case for the purpose of formally evidencing it.II Postponement of a legal proceeding to a later date.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.a postponement of a date of a trial, hearing or other court appearance to a later fixed date by order of the court, or upon a stipulation (legal agreement) by the attorneys and approved by the court or (where local rules permit) by the clerk of the court. In general courts frown on too many continuances and will not allow them unless there is a legitimate reason. Some states demand payment of fees for continuances to discourage delays.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
