Noun
die Instanz
legal authority
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plural Instanzen
Meanings
Noun
- legal authority
- authority, entity (any agency, person or level in a hierarchy considered to have authority over a situation)
- instance (specific occurence or realization)
Example sentence
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.
Word forms
singular
die Instanz
plural
die Instanzen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Instanz
Accusativedie Instanz
Dativeder Instanz
Genitiveder Instanz
Plural
Nominativedie Instanzen
Accusativedie Instanzen
Dativeden Instanzen
Genitiveder Instanzen
Usage
- in erster Instanz — At the first level of judicial proceedings.
- die nächste Instanz — The next court or authority in the hierarchy.
Das Verfahren geht nun an die nächste Instanz.
The case is now going to the next judicial level.