acknowledge
Defined in 4 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
United States Code
46 U.S.C. § 31301 — in this chapter
“acknowledge” means making—
(A) an acknowledgment or notarization before a notary public or other official authorized by a law of the United States or a State to take acknowledgments of deeds; or
(B) a certificate issued under the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, 1961;
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
To make an acknowledgment.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
To own, avow or admit; to confess; to recognize one's acts, and assume the responsibility therefor.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
To own, avow, or admit; to confess; to recognize one’s acts, and assume the responsibility therefor.