A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
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acknowledgment of a deed
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This is conveniently done by means of a written instrument, called a bill of exchange, which is, in fact, a transferable order by a creditor upon his debtor, and when accepted by the debtor, that is, authenticated by his signature, becomes an acknowledgment of debt.
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1871, John Stuart Mill, Principles of Political Economy, p. 41: