instrumentary
(legal, archaic, Scotland) Pertaining to a legal instrument.
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(legal, archaic, Scotland) Pertaining to a legal instrument.
The nearest relations of a party by whom a deed is granted, or in whose favour it is conceived, are good instrumentary witnesses; and although it has been generally laid down by the text writers, that women cannot be instrumentary witnes…
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(archaic) instrumental.
The nearest relations of a party by whom a deed is granted, or in whose favour it is conceived, are good instrumentary witnesses; and although it has been generally laid down by the text writers, that women cannot be instrumentary witnes…
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