INSTANCE

instance,n.1. An example or occurrence <there were 55 instances of reported auto theft in this small community last year>.2. The act of instituting legal proceedings <court of first instance>.3. Urgent solicitation or insistence <she applied for the job at the instance of her friend>.

instance,vb. To illustrate by example; to cite <counsel instanced three cases for the court to

consider>.

[Blacks Law 8th]