eo instante

/ˈi.oʊ ɪnˈstænti/

adverb

At the exact same instant.

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Meanings

adverbeo instante (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelawAt the exact same instant.

    By the giving of a mortgage, the legal estate is eo instante vested in the mortgagee.

    1807, Govett v. Reed, 4 Yeates 456, 457 (Supreme Court of Pennsylvania)
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    If the right Heire of the Crown be attainted of Treason; yet the Crown shall descend to him, and eo instante the Atteynder be voyd

    1651, Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Leviathan_(1651)/Chapter_15#pagenumber_72), 1st edition, page 72

    The law in effect at decedent's remarriage worked an eo instante revocation of her will.

    1983, In re Hemmingsen’s Estate, 333 N.W.2d 880 (Supreme Court of Minnesota)

Origin

From Latin.

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APA

eo instante. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eo%20instante

MLA

“eo instante.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eo%20instante. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eo instante,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eo%20instante.

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