Instrument
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
instrument
1 : a means or implement by which something is achieved, performed, or furthered [an of crime]
2 : a document (as a deed, will, bond, note, certificate of deposit, insurance policy, warrant, or writ) evidencing rights or duties esp. of one party to another under the law [no person is liable on an unless his signature appears thereon "Uniform Commercial Code"] [an indictment is a form of charging ]
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: negotiable instrument
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