| − | 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]] | + | 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]] |