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German
de:
Etymology
de la īnstantia<t:perseverence, urgency>, first referring to the pursuit of a legal matter, then the office responsible for that pursuit. The technological sense is a later de en instance 1.
Pronunciation
de De-Instanz.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ants 2
Noun
f
de legal legal authority
de Der Bundesgerichtshof ist die oberste gerichtliche Instanz für Strafverfahren in Deutschland. The Federal Court of Justice is the highest judicial authority for criminal proceedings in Germany.
de in erster Instanz entscheiden to decide (a court case) in the first instance
de by extension authority, entity any agency, person or level in a hierarchy considered to have authority over a situation
de especially computing instance specific occurence or realization
Declension
f
Related terms
de inständig
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