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in stance

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in⋅stance

  [in-stuhns] noun, verb, -stanced, -stanc⋅ing.
Use in stance in a Sentence
–noun
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. Archaic. urgency in speech or action.
5. Obsolete. an impelling motive.
–verb (used with object)
6. to cite as an instance or example.
7. to exemplify by an instance.
–verb (used without object)
8. to cite an instance.
—Idioms
9. at the instance of, at the urging or suggestion of: He applied for the assistantship at the instance of his professor.
10. for instance, as an example; for example: If you were to go to Italy, for instance, you would get a different perspective on our culture.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < L instantia presence, urgency (ML: case, example). See instant, -ance

Synonyms:
2. See case 1 .
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Word Origin & History

instance 
c.1340, "urgency," from O.Fr. instance "eagerness, anxiety, solicitation," from L. instantia "presence, earnestness, urgency," lit. "a standing near," from instans (see instant). In Scholastic logic, "a fact or example" (1586), from M.L. instantia, used to translate Gk. enstasis. This led to use in phrase for instance "as an example" (1657), and the noun phrase To give (someone) a for instance (1959, Amer.Eng.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·stance
Pronunciation: 'in-st&ns
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Late Latin instantia, from Latin, the fact of being present or impending, vehemence in speech, urgency, from instant- instans insistent, pressing, from present participle of instare to be pressing, stand upon
: the institution or prosecution of a lawsuit instance>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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