instrument
- noun
- /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
- Formal
- Even without having been recorded as a legal instrument, it entailed analogous conceptual inventiveness and rigor.
- a legal instrument
- financial instruments
Well, the will as instrument is always the same thing.
- Well, the will as instrument is always the same thing.
- And people will think that the deed of trust is their ownership instrument, and it's not.
- Because that before this, it wasn't clear whether we would share armaments with allies, wasn't clear what kinds of legal instruments could be used.
Examples
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The International Physical Activity Questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument used for monitoring physical activity and inactivity.
Academic text (2015) -
And people will think that the deed of trust is their ownership instrument, and it's not.
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Well, the will as instrument is always the same thing.
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Appropriate changes were made to the instrument based on the feedback from the pilot test group.
Academic text (2008) -
So contracts sometimes bind us in so far as they are instruments of mutual benefit.
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The researcher collected the completed instruments from the participants after they were given enough time to respond.
Academic text (2013) -
The first and most fundamental is the nation-state, which remains the primary instrument of international relations.
Academic text (2011) -
Huang addressed the content validity of the revised instrument for use with public school principals.
Academic text (1999) -
I, Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov, Emperor of Russia, do hereby declare my irrevocable determination to renounce the throne for myself and my descendants through this instrument of abdication...
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The lawyer prepared the instrument that outlined the terms of the contract.
Synonyms
A paper or electronic file that gives official information
An official paper that records an agreement, right, or contract
A record issued by an authority that shows a legal agreement or gives a right
A formal written document that creates a legal right or agreement
Compounds
A flat panel with dials and lights that shows condition and helps control a vehicle or machine
- Specialized
A musical instrument that makes sound when its strings are played, like a guitar or violin
- Specialized
A tool a surgeon uses during an operation to cut, hold, or move body tissue
- Specialized
A document or digital record, like a bond, that shows someone owes money and when they must pay it back
An instrument that makes sound when you blow air through it, like a flute or trumpet
- Specialized
A musical instrument played by blowing and making your lips buzz on a metal mouthpiece, like a trumpet or trombone
- Specialized
To land a plane using only instruments when the pilot cannot see the runway
- Specialized
A tool that shows you direction or position to help you find your way, for example a compass
- Specialized
A written paper that promises payment of a certain amount to a named person or the holder when due
An instrument that makes sound when a reed vibrates, like a clarinet or saxophone
- Specialized
A device with lenses or mirrors that helps you see things clearly
- Specialized
A tool that measures distance, angles, and height to map land
A musical instrument that makes sound when you blow air, often using a reed, like a clarinet or oboe
A musical instrument that makes sound when a thin piece of wood or cane vibrates as you blow
- Specialized
A legal document that businesses use to make or record payments
- Specialized
A financial product whose value comes from something like a stock or bond
- Specialized
A musical instrument that makes sound with two reeds, like an oboe or bassoon
A device that makes musical sounds using electricity, like a synthesizer or keyboard
- Formal
The act of signing a legal document so it becomes legally binding
- Specialized
A wind instrument that makes sound when air moves a thin reed, like an accordion or harmonica
- Specialized
A way for electronic instruments and computers to send musical data to each other
- Specialized
To fly a plane using only instruments without seeing the ground or horizon
A musical instrument you play by hitting, shaking, or scraping, like a drum
- Specialized
A device that measures and maps land, buildings, or boundaries
- Specialized
A device that measures the time difference between two events very precisely
- Archaic
A telescope set east–west to record the exact time a star crosses the north–south line in the sky
A musical instrument like a clarinet or saxophone that makes sound when air passes one reed
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Instrument comes from the Latin instrumentum, from instruere meaning 'to prepare' or 'equip'. So a legal instrument is a written 'tool' that records rights or agreements and makes them official.