continuance, continuation
- continuance, continuation
In law, continuance means the adjournment of a proceeding to a later time. In other uses, continuance and continuation are generally interchangeable: one may refer to the continuation or the continuance of a state of war or period of drought. However, continuation means "the extending or prolonging of time or space": the continuation of a structure might involve adding a room or wing, whereas the continuance of that structure would refer to the period of its existence, its time of standing. Thus you might speak of a politician's continuance in office and the continuation of the process by which he is elected.
Dictionary of problem words and expressions.
Harry Shaw.
1975.
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continuance — continuance, continuation, continuity 1. Continuance (14c) is much less common than continuation (also 14c). It is used when the context requires the meaning ‘a state of continuing in existence or operation’ (i.e. a fact) rather than ‘the act or… … Modern English usage
continuation — continuance, continuation, continuity 1. Continuance (14c) is much less common than continuation (also 14c). It is used when the context requires the meaning ‘a state of continuing in existence or operation’ (i.e. a fact) rather than ‘the act or… … Modern English usage
continuance — *continuation, continuity Analogous words: endurance, persistence, lasting (see corresponding verbs at CONTINUE): perseverance, persistence (see corresponding verbs at PERSEVERE): remaining, staying, tarrying (see STAY) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Continuance in action — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Continuance in action >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 continuance continuance continuation Sgm: N 1 run run Sgm: N 1 perpetuation perpetuation prolongation Sgm: N 1 persistence persistence &c.(perseverance) 604a Sgm … English dictionary for students
continuance — See continuance, continuation … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
continuation — See continuance, continuation … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
continuation — continuation, continuance, continuity are often confused, especially when meaning the quality, the act, or the state of continuing or of being continued or an instance revealing such a quality, action, or state. Continuation suggests prolongation … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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
continuation — I (prolongation) noun addition, adherence, adsiduitas, augmentation, continuance, continuatio, extension, lengthening, maintenance, perpetuation, perpetuitas, perseverance, persistence, preservation, protraction, stretching, sustaining,… … Law dictionary
Continuance — Con*tin u*ance, n. [OF. continuance.] 1. A holding on, or remaining in a particular state; permanence, as of condition, habits, abode, etc.; perseverance; constancy; duration; stay. [1913 Webster] Great plagues, and of long continuance. Deut.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
