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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译者Mathew，国际知名法学院国际仲裁与争端解决专业，擅长翻译各种与美国国内仲裁相关的法律文件。