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Instrument
Source: Encyclopedia of Banking & Finance (9h Edition) by Charles J Woelfel
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Any kind of document in writing by which some right is conferred or contract is expressed.  Practically all documents used in finance, e.g., check, draft, note, bond, coupon, stock certificate, bill of lading, trust deed, trust receipt, etc., are instruments.

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