Both Uses of
continuance
in
Emma
- It was on the wedding-day of this beloved friend that Emma first sat in mournful thought of any continuance.†
Chpt 1.1-2 *
- Before the middle of the next day, he was at Hartfield; and he entered the room with such an agreeable smile as certified the continuance of the scheme.†
Chpt 2.11-12
Definition:
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(continuance as in: granted a continuance) law: postponement (delay) of a hearing, trial, or other scheduled court proceeding