legal instrument Meaning of "legal instrument"

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Definition(s):

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

Usage(s):

  • Instead, the government has gone after profiteers with a national security law punishing disturbance to the public peace, the only legal instrument at hand.
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