The phrase "a document that establishes" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a formal paper or text that creates or confirms a particular fact, agreement, or status.
Example: "The contract serves as a document that establishes the terms of the partnership between the two companies."
Alternatives: "a paper that confirms" or "a record that defines".
They demanded change and got it with Magna Carta, a document that established a new relationship between a king and his subjects.
He went on to learn that Dane also drafted the Northwest Ordinance, a document that established the Northwest Territory, laying the groundwork for the entire Midwest region.
Last week, we celebrated the 236th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence -- a document that established not only our nation, but also the principles of equity and fairness at its foundation.
Tina Sugandh and Tarz Ludwigsen, who starred on the Bravo reality show "Newlyweds: The First Year", stopped by HuffPost Live on Friday to discuss their love contract -- a legal document that establishes ground rules about how partners will behave within the relationship.
The changes were part of a long-awaited overhaul of Executive Order 12333, a Reagan-era document that establishes the powers and responsibilities of U.S. intelligence services.
A "title" is the document that establishes ownership to property, like the title to your car or house.
U.S. Citizen Passport Requirement: The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) when fully implemented on June 1, 2009 will require all travelers to and from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda to present a valid passport or other approved document that establishes the bearer's identity and citizenship in order to enter or reenter the United States.
Royalty returned to Runnymede 800 years after a group of rebellious barons forced a medieval king to put his seal on a historic document that established the foundations of parliamentary democracy, human rights and the supremacy of law.
In 1970, Vignelli and Noorda completed the New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manuall," a hundred-and-seventy-four-page document that established the subway's modern identity, introducing system-wide a standardized sans-serif typeface, the color-coded circles that identify routes, and so on.
