Instruments
Ballentine's Law Dictionary · James A. Ballentine · 1916
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
Formal or legal documents in writing, including contracts, deeds, wills, bonds, leases, mortgages, etc.
See 108 Cal. 250, 49 Am. St. Rep. 84, 39 Pac. 783, 41 Pac. 472.