Instancia

In Spanishlaw. Theinstitution and prosecution of a suit from its commencement until definitive judgment, The first instance, “primera instancia,” isthe prosecution of the suit before the juwige competent to take cognizance of it at its inception; the second instance, “secunda insiancia,” is the exercise of the same action before the court of appellate jurisdiction; and the third instance, “tercera instanciau,” is the prosecution of the same suit, elther by an application of revision before the appellate tribunal that has already decided the cause, or before some higher tribunal, having jurisdiction of thesume.

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