Certificate of acknowledgment
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The certificate of a notary or other officer evidencing the due execution of an instrument. See 108 Am. St. Rep. 528, note.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The certificate of a notary public, justice of the peace, or other authorized officer, attached to a deed, mortgage, or other instrument, setting forth that the parties thereto personally appeared before him on such a date and acknowledged the instrument to be their free and voluntary act and deed. Read v. Loan Co., 68 Ohio, St. 280, 67 N. E. 729, 62 L. R. A. 790, 96 Am. St. Rep. 663.
Defined under Certificate in Black's Law Dictionary.