def _contains_acquire_instruction(experiments):
    """ Return True if the list of experiments contains an Acquire instruction
    Parameters:
        experiments (list): list of schedules
    Returns:
        True or False: whether or not the schedules contain an Acquire command
    Raises:
    """

    for exp in experiments:
        for inst in exp['instructions']:
            if inst['name'] == 'acquire':
                return True
    return False