Noun
die Instanz
legal authority
B2
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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)
In a 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.
Forms
singular
die Instanz
plural
die Instanzen