Instance
21instance — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic urgent or earnest solicitation b. instigation, request < am writing to you at the instance of my client > c. obsolete an impelling cause or motive 2. a …
22instance — n. example 1) to cite, give an instance 2) an isolated, rare instance 3) for instance 4) in an instance (in rare instances; in a few isolated instances) * * * [ ɪnstəns] give an instance rare instance [ example ] to cite an isolated for instance… …
23instance — /ˈɪnstəns / (say instuhns) noun 1. a case of anything: fresh instances of oppression. 2. an example put forth in proof or illustration: an instance of carelessness. 3. legal process (now chiefly in certain expressions): a court of first instance …
24instance — /in steuhns/, n., v., instanced, instancing. n. 1. a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression. 2. an example put forth in proof or illustration: to cite a few instances. 3. Law. the institution and prosecution of a case. 4.… …
25instance — 1 noun 1 for instance for example: You can t rely on her. For instance, she arrived an hour late for an important meeting yesterday. 2 (C) an example of a particular kind of situation (+ of): instances of injustice | in this instance: Hilary is… …
26instance — I UK [ˈɪnstəns] / US noun [countable] Word forms instance : singular instance plural instances *** an example of something happening I have not found a single instance where someone was actually denied their right to vote. instance of: The study… …
27instance — n. & v. n. 1 an example or illustration of (just another instance of his lack of determination). 2 a particular case (that s not true in this instance). 3 Law a legal suit. v.tr. cite (a fact, case, etc.) as an instance. Phrases and idioms: at… …
28instance — in|stance1 [ ınstəns ] noun count *** an example of something happening: I have not found a single instance where someone was actually denied their right to vote. instance of: The study cites disturbing instances of water pollution in this… …
29instance — Une petite Instance, dependante de la principale, Appendicula. Une instance d execution d arrest, ou outre pendant à la barre, Recuperatoria disceptatio. B. Instance perie, Actio interiit, Causa longa tabe exanimata. B. Ceux qui ont laissé perir… …
30instance — in•stance [[t]ˈɪn stəns[/t]] n. v. stanced, stanc•ing 1) a case or occurrence of something: fresh instances of oppression[/ex] 2) an example put forth in proof or illustration: to cite a few instances[/ex] 3) law the institution and prosecution… …
