An '''acknowledgment''' is a formal [[declaration]] before an authorized official by the person who executed an [[instrument]] that it is his free act and deed; the [[certificate]] of the official on such instrument attesting that it was so acknowledged. [[category:legal terms]]
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An '''acknowledgment''' is a formal [[declaration]] before an authorized official by the person who executed an [[instrument]] that it is his free act and deed; the [[certificate]] of the official on such instrument attesting that it was so acknowledged.
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In normal speech or writing, '''acknowledgement''' (in British English - "acknowledgement") can mean:
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*(1) the acceptance or recognition of the truth, or perceived truth, of something.