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 cite (counsel instanced three cases for the court to consider).

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词条贡献者

双语律师Wayne，国际知名法学院法律专业，擅长翻译各类与遗产及遗嘱争议相关的法律文件。