instrumentality

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instrumentality

  • /ˌɪnstɹʊmɛnˈtælɪti/ US, UK

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noun instrumentalities

  1. uncountable The condition or quality of being instrumental; being useful; serving a purpose. In a later vision the Saviour revealed to her in detail the 'great design' which he wished to establish through her instrumentality.
  2. countable Something that is instrumental; an instrument. He spoke of the various instrumentalities which were now employed for the conversion of the world.
  3. countable A governmental organ with a specific purpose. Any work in which the copyright was ever owned or administered by the Alien Property Custodian and in which the restored copyright would be owned by a government or instrumentality thereof, is not a restored work.
  4. countable, uncountable The property of being in the instrumental case.

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noun instrumentality of crime (criminal asset)

DeutschTatmittel, Tatwerkzeug

noun quality or condition of being instrumental

DeutschHilfe, Hilfestellung

noun something that is instrumental; an instrument

DeutschIntrumentalität, Werkzeug, Instrumentarium, Mittel

noun governmental organ

DeutschAusführungsorgan

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@misc{instrumentality_2026,
  title = {instrumentality},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/instrumentality},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}