noun
- the state of continuing or being continued; duration
- the postponement of a legal proceeding to a future date
Usage: legal
Examples
- The continuance of the program depends on adequate funding.
- We hope for the continuance of peaceful relations between the countries.
- The lawyer requested a continuance to prepare his case.
- The judge granted a two-week continuance for the trial.
- The continuance of the tradition has lasted for generations.
- Multiple continuances delayed the court proceedings for months.