释义 |
ac·knowl·edg·ment noun also ac·knowl·edge·ment \-jmənt\ (-s) 1. a. : the act of acknowledging b. : recognition or favorable notice of an act or achievement < received the acknowledgment he deserved as a poet > 2. : a thing done or given in recognition of something received < an acknowledgment came in the mail > < an author's acknowledgments of assistance > 3. a. : a declaration or avowal of one's act or a fact to give it legal validity; specifically : a declaration before a duly qualified public officer by one who has executed an instrument that the execution was his free act and deed b. : the formal certificate made by an officer before whom one has acknowledged a deed including as an essential part the signature and seal of the officer |