What does instance in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word instance in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use instance in French.

The word instance in French means authority, instance, exhortations, entreaties, insistent pleas, insistence, undealt-with mail, undealt-with post, undealt-with correspondence, in the final analysis, in process, pending, about to leave, pending divorce, in the appeal court, be in the process of divorcing, be getting a divorce, regulatory body, examining magistrate, examining judge, trial, trial, civil court, county court, high court, court of first instance, tribunal of first instance. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word instance

authority

nom féminin (autorité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le dossier a été transmis aux instances supérieures.
The case been handed to a higher authority.

instance

nom féminin (informatique : exemplaire, occurrence) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce programme crée 7 instances d'objets de cette classe.
This program creates seven instances of objects of this class.

exhortations, entreaties, insistent pleas

nom féminin pluriel (demandes insistantes)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Julie a fini par accepter ce boulot sur les instances de sa mère.
Julie ended up accepting the job at her mother's insistence.

insistence

nom féminin (soutenu, surtout au pluriel (insistance) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai fini par céder à ses instances.
In the end, I yielded to his insistence.

undealt-with mail, undealt-with post, undealt-with correspondence

nom masculin (courrier gardé en attente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le courrier en instance est le courrier auquel il n'a pas encore été répondu.

in the final analysis

locution adverbiale (à la fin, finalement)

in process, pending

locution adjectivale (en cours de préparation)

about to leave

locution adverbiale (sur le départ, sur le point de partir)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce ministre est en instance de départ en raison d'un remaniement.

pending divorce

locution adjectivale (en train de divorcer)

in the appeal court

locution adverbiale (en cour d'appel, administrative) (law)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Sa peine a été doublée en seconde instance.

be in the process of divorcing, be getting a divorce

locution verbale (être sur le point de divorcer) (couple)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cela fait déjà 6 mois que Jérôme et Stéphanie sont en instance de divorce.

regulatory body

nom féminin (organisme de contrôle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le FMI est la principale instance de régulation monétaire internationale.

examining magistrate, examining judge

nom masculin et féminin (juge de tribunal d'instance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

trial

nom féminin (droit : première procédure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La première instance est l'instance au cours de laquelle une affaire est jugée en premier ressort.

trial

nom masculin (première action devant un juge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce procès en première instance est l'instance au cours de laquelle il sera jugé en premier ressort.

civil court, county court

nom masculin (type de tribunal) (law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

high court

nom masculin (type de tribunal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

court of first instance, tribunal of first instance

nom masculin (France (première juridiction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un tribunal de première instance est souvent la première juridiction qui doit examiner un litige.

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