instance
instance n. (1)请求 (2)实例 (3)鼓动 (4)审级 (5)(大陆法)〈法〉所有诉讼或司法请求 (6)(教会法)当事人一方的请求 请求的起因〔causes of instance〕与职务的起因〔causes of office〕相对，前者由当事人一方的请求而引起，后者以法官名义进行。 (7) 〈苏格兰〉在开庭中可坚持的请求、主张等；在遗嘱检验中可坚持的请求、主张等
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instance
instance, n. 1. An example or occurrence (there were 55 instances of reported auto theft in this small community last year). 2. The act of instituting legal proceedings (court of first instance). 3. Urgent solicitation or insistence (she applied for the job at the instance of her friend). instance, vb. To illustrate by example; to
instance court
instance court (1)〈英〉普通海事法庭 旧时海事法院〔Admiralty Court〕中对除捕获案件〔prize case〕以外的案件有初审管辖权的法庭，与另一管辖捕获案件的捕获法庭〔prize court〕相对。 (2)初审法院
repossession
repossession, n. The act or an instance of retaking property; esp., a seller’s retaking of goods sold on credit when the buyer has failed to pay for them. — Often shortened to repo. Cf. FORECLOSURE; RESCUE(3). [Cases: Secured Transactions 228. C.J.S. Secured Transactions §§ 151, 153–160, 180.] — repossess, vb.
divorce court
divorce court 〈英〉离婚法庭 全名为离婚及婚姻案件法庭〔Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes〕，1857年设立，行使前英格兰教会法院对婚姻无效及分居案件的管辖权。同年，由制定法授予批准离婚的新的管辖权，享有宣布婚姻合法和其它特定的权利。它由御前大臣〔Lord Chancellor〕、王座法庭和民诉法庭的首席法官、财税法庭首席法官及这三个法庭的高级法官和该离婚法庭常任法官〔Judge Ordinary〕组成。其中这些常任法官听审大部分初审案件〔cases at first instance〕。1873年的《司法组织法》取消了该法庭，其管辖权转给后来的家事法庭。 (→Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes)
custom
custom, n. 1. A practice that by its common adoption and long, unvarying habit has come to have the force of law. See USAGE. [Cases: Customs and Usages 1. C.J.S. Customs and Usages § 1.] — customary, adj. conventional custom. A custom that operates only indirectly through the medium of agreements, so that it is
inchoate
inchoate (in-koh-it), adj. Partially completed or imperfectly formed; just begun. Cf. CHOATE. — inchoateness, n. “The word ‘inchoate,’ not much used in ordinary discourse, means ‘just begun,’ ‘undeveloped.’ The common law has given birth to three general offences which are usually termed ‘inchoate’ or ‘preliminary’ crimes — attempt, conspiracy, and incitement. A principal feature of
redemption
redemption, n. 1. The act or an instance of reclaiming or regaining possession by paying a specific price. [Cases: Secured Transactions 241. C.J.S. Secured Transactions § 184.] 2. Bankruptcy. A debtor’s right to repurchase property from a buyer who obtained the property at a forced sale initiated by a creditor. [Cases: Bankruptcy 3034. C.J.S. Bankruptcy
referral
referral. The act or an instance of sending or directing to another for information, service, consideration, or decision (referral of the client to an employment-law specialist) (referral of the question to the board of directors).