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[in-stuhns] / ˈɪn stəns /




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Both the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal dismissed judicial review proceedings brought by Tse and Q. The two were allowed to go to the Court of Final Appeal.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023

The lawsuit filed in the U.S. territory’s Court of First Instance alleges that Martin has been “persecuted, besieged, harassed, stalked and extorted” by his “troubled” nephew for economic reasons.

From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2022

"It's a risk you don't need to take," said Cornwall Coastguard James Instance.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2021

Last month, the Court of First Instance in the High Court ruled that Tong Ying-kit would face a trial without jury, citing "a perceived risk of the personal safety of jurors and their family members".

From Reuters • Jun. 22, 2021

His most powerful novel is probably A Modern Instance.

From Essays on Modern Novelists by Phelps, William Lyon




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