instrumentality
11instrumentality rule — A principle of corporate law that permits a court to disregard the corporate existence of a subsidiary corporation when it is operated solely for the benefit of the parent corporation, which controls and directs the activities of the subsidiary… …
12Instrumentality of Mankind — In the science fiction of Cordwainer Smith, the Instrumentality of Mankind refers both to Smith s personal future history and universe and to the central government of humanity. The Instrumentality of Mankind is also the title of a paperback… …
13instrumentality rule — Under this rule, corporate existence will be disregarded where a corporation (subsidiary) is so organized and controlled and its affairs so conducted as to make it only an adjunct and instrumentality of another corporation (parent corporation),… …
14instrumentality rule — Under this rule, corporate existence will be disregarded where a corporation (subsidiary) is so organized and controlled and its affairs so conducted as to make it only an adjunct and instrumentality of another corporation (parent corporation),… …
15instrumentality — noun (plural ties) Date: 1651 1. the quality or state of being instrumental 2. means, agency …
16instrumentality — /in streuh men tal i tee/, n., pl. instrumentalities for 1, 3. 1. the quality or state of being instrumental. 2. the fact or function of serving some purpose. 3. a means or agency. [1645 55; INSTRUMENTAL + ITY] * * * …
17Instrumentality — An organization that serves a public purpose and is closely tied to federal and/or state government, but is not a government agency. Many instrumentalities are private companies, and some are chartered directly by state or federal government.… …
18instrumentality — notes issued by a federal agency whose obligations are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the government, even though the agency s responsibilities are not necessarily those of the U.S. government. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
19instrumentality — Synonyms and related words: agency, agent, channel, device, energy, expedient, force, going between, instrument, instrumentation, intermediation, machinery, mean, mechanism, mediation, medium, might, ministry, organ, power, recourse, resort,… …
20instrumentality — in·stru·men·tal·i·ty || ‚ɪnstrÉ™men tælÉ™tɪ n. quality of being instrumental; help, assistance, means …
