to grant a continuance

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• Continuance — In American procedural law, a continuance is the postponement of a hearing, trial, or other scheduled court proceeding at the request of either or both parties in the dispute, or by the judge sua sponte. In response to delays in bringing cases to …   Wikipedia

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• continuance — con·tin·u·ance /kən ti nyə wəns/ n: the postponement of the court proceedings in a case to a future day Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. continuance …   Law dictionary

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• continue — To endure; to remain, as to remain in office. State ex rep. Robert v Murphy, 32 Fla 138, 197. To grant a continuance. See continuance …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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