Instance

Instance
Instance In"stance, n. [F. instance, L. instantia, fr. instans. See {Instant}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. [1913 Webster]

Undertook at her instance to restore them. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

2. That which is instant or urgent; motive. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The instances that second marriage move Are base respects of thrift, but none of love. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. Occasion; order of occurrence. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster +PJC]

Most remarkable instances of suffering. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]

5. A token; a sign; a symptom or indication. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

{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}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Instance — In stance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instancing}.] To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact. H. Spenser. [1913 Webster] I shall not instance an abstruse author. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Instance — In stance, v. i. To give an example. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in families too. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • INSTANCE — s. f. Sollicitation pressante. Dans ce sens, il s emploie surtout au pluriel. Faire instance auprès de quelqu un. Avec instance. Faire de grandes instances, de vives instances, des instances pressantes auprès de quelqu un, envers quelqu un. Je l… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • INSTANCE — n. f. Sollicitation pressante. Faire instance auprès de quelqu’un. Avec instance. Dans ce sens, il s’emploie surtout au pluriel. Faire de grandes instances, de vives instances, des instances pressantes auprès de quelqu’un. Je l’en ai sollicité… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • instance — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Instance Court — Instance In stance, n. [F. instance, L. instantia, fr. instans. See {Instant}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. [1913 Webster] Undertook at her instance to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Instance variable — In object oriented programming with classes, an instance variable is a variable defined in a class, for which each object in the class has a separate copy.The opposite of class variable. A special type of instance member …   Wikipedia

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