continuance

continuance, n.

1. The act of keeping up, maintaining, or prolonging ( continuance of the formal tradition).

2. Duration; time of continuing (the senator’s continuance in office).

3. Procedure. The adjournment or postpone-ment of a trial or other proceeding to a future date (motion for continuance). Cf. RECESS(1). — continue, vb.

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译者Terris，毕业于国内一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与政府合同相关的法律文件。