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• 1. A formal declaration before an authorized official by the person who executed an instrument that it is his/her free act and deed. 2. The certificate of the official on such instrument attesting that such execution was so acknowledged.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Acknowledgment. (n.d.). Pro Se Glossary of Common Legal Terms. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acknowledgment.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Acknowledgment. www.nynd.uscourts.gov. Pro Se Glossary of Common Legal Terms. US District Court - Northern District of NY. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acknowledgment (accessed: June 6, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Acknowledgment." Pro Se Glossary of Common Legal Terms. US District Court - Northern District of NY. 6 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acknowledgment.

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