legal instrument

noun

Any formal written document that records and expresses a legally enforceable act, process, or contractual duty, obligation, or right, and therefore evidences that act, process, or agreement.

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Meanings

nounlegal instrument (plural legal instruments)

plural legal instruments

  1. lawAny formal written document that records and expresses a legally enforceable act, process, or contractual duty, obligation, or right, and therefore evidences that act, process, or agreement.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right

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Broader
documentwritten documentpapers
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instrument

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish instrumento legal
  • instrumento legalTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

legal instrument. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legal%20instrument

MLA

“legal instrument.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legal%20instrument. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “legal instrument,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legal%20instrument.

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