meaning of continuance
1. A holding on, or remaining in a particular state; permanence, as of condition, habits, abode, etc. ; perseverance; constancy; duration; stay.
2. Uninterrupted succession; continuation; constant renewal; perpetuation; propagation.
3. A holding together; continuity.
4. The adjournment of the proceedings in a cause from one day, or from one stated term of a court, to another.
5. The entry of such adjournment and the grounds thereof on the record.
6. the act of continuing an activity without interruption