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BNC: 14879 COCA: 21488

continuance

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
continuance /kənˈtɪnjuwəns/ noun
plural continuances
continuance
/kənˈtɪnjuwəns/
noun
plural continuances
Learner's definition of CONTINUANCE
formal
[noncount] : the act of continuing for a long period of time持续;延续
[noncount] : the period of time when something continues持续时间
[count] US, law : a legal decision that a court case will continue at a later date延期审理
BNC: 14879 COCA: 21488

continuance

noun

con·​tin·​u·​ance kən-ˈtin-yü-ən(t)s How to pronounce continuance (audio)
1
2
: the extent of continuing : duration
3
: the quality of enduring : permanence
4
: an adjournment of a court case to a future day

Example Sentences

No changes to the property are allowed during the continuance of the lease. The lawyer asked the judge for a continuance.
Recent Examples on the Web Thine eyes did see my substance yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2022 But in practice, Miri did nothing but ruminate, despair and resent the world’s blithe continuance. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 The trial date and an Oct. 6 hearing were set after a motion for continuance was filed by Vann’s attorney, Charles Friday of Texarkana, Texas, according to court documents. Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2022 According to a motion filed Sunday, Public Defender Gordon Weekes asked for a continuance for the sentencing trial to begin around Aug. 22. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2022 But even without everything the tribes asked for, the newest provisions and continuance of earlier ones were welcome news. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2022 Owners of the first property discussed, located in the 300 block of West U.S. 30 in Valparaiso, requested and received a continuance to Sept. 8 after promising to clean up the property and secure the structures so wild animals cannot enter. Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2022 The board agreed to the continuance after suspending Stern’s license. Kate Farrish, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2022 The motion said that Connolly had no objection to a continuance being granted. Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 2 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from continuer "to persist, continue" + -ance -ance

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of continuance was in the 14th century
BNC: 14879 COCA: 21488

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