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

法律翻译Cathy，在一家英国银圈所担任专职法律翻译，擅长翻译有关城市基础设施领域的法律文件。