Instrument in United States
Instrument Definition
The writing which contains some agreement, and is so called because it has been prepared as a memorial of what has taken place or been agreed upon. Something reduced to writing as a means of evidence. Abbott. A will has been held to be an “instrument.” 14 Eq. Cas. 402. The agreement and the instrument in which it is contained are very different things, the latter being only evidence of the existence of the former.
Instrument in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Instrument | Instrument in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Instrument | Instrument in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Instrument | Instrument in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Instrument | Instrument in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Instrument | Instrument in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Instrument | Instrument in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Instrument | Instrument in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Instrument | Instrument in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Instrument | Instrument in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Instrument | Instrument in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Instrument | Instrument in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Instrument | Instrument in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Instrument | Instrument in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Instrument | Instrument in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Instrument | Instrument in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Instrument | Instrument in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Instrument | Instrument in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
The writing which contains some agreement, and is so called because it has been prepared as a memorial of what has taken place or been agreed upon. Something reduced to writing as a means of evidence. Abbott. A will has been held to be an “instrument.” 14 Eq. Cas. 402. The agreement and the instrument in which it is contained are very different things, the latter being only evidence of the existence of the former.
Notice
This definition of Instrument is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.