continuance
n.the act of continuing something or the state of staying in existence. In a legal context, it often refers to a court order that delays a trial or keeps a case active.
n.the act of continuing or the state of remaining in existence. In legal terminology, it specifically denotes a court order that postpones a trial or maintains the status of a case.
“The judge granted a continuance to allow more evidence to be collected.”
“The defense attorney requested a continuance because the key witness was unable to travel to the court on the scheduled date.”
“The continuance of the proceedings was granted on the grounds that the prosecution had not yet completed its forensic analysis of the recovered documents.”
“The end of the liberal order would unleash chaos; its continuance means unconstrained economic suffering.”
From Middle English continuance, contynuaunce, from Old French continuance, from continuer.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.