Continuance | Legalese Dictionary

Definition

The postponement or adjournment of a case pending in court to some future date.

Context: Used in General Law

In legal contexts, “continuance” refers to the postponement or adjournment of a case pending in court to some future date.

Jurisdiction: Common law

Legal Areas: General Law

Pronunciation: /continuance/

Etymology: Origin: English legal terminology

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