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Webster 1828 Edition


Acknowledgment

ACKNOWL'EDGMENT

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Noun.
1.
The act of owning; confession; as, the acknowledgment of a fault.
2.
The owning, with approbation, or in the true character; as the acknowledgment of a God, or of a public minister.
3.
Concession; admission of the truth; as, of a fact, position, or principle.
4.
The owning of a benefit received, accompanied with gratitude; and hence it combines the ideas of an expression of thanks. Hence, it is used also for something given or done in return for a favor.
5.
A declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity; as the acknowledgment of a deed before a proper officer.
Acknowledgment-money, in some parts of England, is a sum paid by tenants, on the death of their landlord, as an acknowledgment of their new lords.

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acknowledgment

acknowledgment

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Noun

acknowledgment (plural acknowledgments)

  1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
  2. The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
  3. An award or other expression or token of appreciation.
  4. An owning with gratitude of a benefit or an obligation (as in "acknowledgment" of a favor).
  5. A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood, as a wedding invitation's acknowledgment.
  6. (Telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.
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  7. An owning as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form (as in "acknowledgment of a deed").
  8. (law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.

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