- (n.) The adjournment of the proceedings in a cause from one day or from one stated term of a court, to another.
- (n.) A holding on or remaining in a particular state; permanence, as of condition, habits, abode, etc.; perseverance; constancy; duration; stay.
- (n.) A holding together; continuity.
- (n.) The entry of such adjournment and the grounds thereof on the record.
- (n.) Uninterrupted succession; continuation; constant renewal; perpetuation; propagation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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