continuances
Court date extensions
Continuances is the plural of continuance, which refers to the act of continuing or the state of being continued.
In legal contexts, a continuance is a postponement of court proceedings to a later date: The defense requested a continuance to gather more evidence.
More broadly, continuance means duration or persistence: the continuance of diplomatic relations.
Sustained effort capacity
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- durationLength of existence
- prolongationAct of extending duration
steadfastness · resilience · perpetuation · maintenance · sustenance · extension · longevity · survival
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- durationLength of existence
prolongation · steadfastness · resilience · perpetuation · maintenance · sustenance · extension · longevity · survival · constancy
postponement
Delaying to later
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- delayEnforced waiting period
- rescheduleAssign a different time
recess · stay · hearing · motion · judge · court · trial · proceedings · docket · litigation
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- court administrationclerks, court clerks, docket, dockets, docketing
- municipal courtscity courts, traffic courts, housing court, night court, court clerks
- court documentscourt opinions, brief, court order, complaint, court ruling
- court proceduresbail hearings, civil procedure, bench trials, criminal procedure, jury instructions
- courtsfamily court, civil court, district court, criminal court, circuit court
continuancesdismissals
Formal removal from position
adjudications · final judgments · verdicts · terminations · rulings
continuancescessations
Acts of ending
terminations · discontinuations · stoppages · halts · endings