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instancia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • instance noun A particular example or occurrence of something.
  • petition noun A formal written request, often signed by many people, asking an authority to act on something.
  • request verb To ask for something, often politely or formally.

Senses

instancia is used for these senses in English:

  • petition (law, by extension) A formal written application made to a magistrate or court for an order or a suit for divorce. [from 1730s]
  • request Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
  • request A formal message requesting something.

instance — full definition

  1. noun A particular example or occurrence of something.
  2. noun (computing) A specific occurrence of something created from a general template, such as an object created from a class.
  3. verb To mention or cite as an example.

petition — full definition

  1. noun A formal written request, often signed by many people, asking an authority to act on something.
  2. noun A formal application to a court asking for a specific legal order, such as a divorce.
  3. verb To formally ask an authority or court to do something.

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