Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Instrumentality
n. 1. A thing used to achieve an end or purpose. 2. A means or agency through which a function of another entity is accomplished, such as a branch of a governing body.
criminal-instrumentality rule
the principle that when a criminal act is committed, that act - rather than the victim's negligence that made the crime possible - will be considered to be the crime's proximate cause.
dangerous instrumentality
An instrument, substance, or condition so inherently dangerous that it may cause serious bodily injury or death without human use or interference. ( It may serve as the basis for strict liability. See ATTRACTIVE-NUISANCE DOCTRINE. Cf deadly weapon under WEAPON. dangerous-propensity test. See DANGEROUSTENDENCY TEST.
federal instrumentality
n. 1. A means or agency used by the national government. 2. A national agency immune from state control.
governmental instrumentality.
A constitutionally or legislatively created agency that is immune from certain kinds of liability, as for taxes or punitive damages. governmental-interest-analysis technique under INTEREST-ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE.
instrumentality rule.
The principle that a corporation is treated as a subsidiary if it is controlled to a great extent by another corporation.