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patent vs legal instrument

legal instrument vs patent

patent and legal instrument both are nouns.

patent is an adjective but legal instrument is not an adjective.

patent is a verb but legal instrument is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
patent Yes Yes Yes No
legal instrument Yes No No No
As nouns, legal instrument is a hypernym of patent; that is, legal instrument is a word with a broader meaning than patent:
  • patent: an official document granting a right or privilege
  • legal instrument: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
Other hypernyms of patent include instrument, legal document, official document.
patent (noun) legal instrument (noun)
an official document granting a right or privilege (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
patent (adjective) legal instrument (adjective)
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
patent (verb) legal instrument (verb)
make open to sight or notice
obtain a patent for
grant rights to; grant a patent for
Difference between patent and legal instrument

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