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(gcide) | Instance \In"stance\, n. [F. instance, L. instantia, fr.
instans. See Instant.]
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1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency;
solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
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Undertook at her instance to restore them. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. That which is instant or urgent; motive. [Obs.]
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The instances that second marriage move
Are base respects of thrift, but none of love.
--Shak.
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3. Occasion; order of occurrence.
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These seem as if, in the time of Edward I., they
were drawn up into the form of a law, in the first
instance. --Sir M. Hale.
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4. That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative
case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case
occurring; an example; as, we could find no instance of
poisoning in the town within the past year.
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Most remarkable instances of suffering. --Atterbury.
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5. A token; a sign; a symptom or indication. --Shak.
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Causes of instance, those which proceed at the solicitation
of some party. --Hallifax.
Court of first instance, the court by which a case is first
tried.
For instance, by way of example or illustration; for
example.
Instance Court (Law), the Court of Admiralty acting within
its ordinary jurisdiction, as distinguished from its
action as a prize court.
Syn: Example; case. See Example.
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(wn) | for instance
adv 1: as an example; "take ribbon snakes, for example" [syn:
for example, for instance, e.g.] |
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