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acknowledgement
This term carries a range of registers from the deeply personal to the strictly bureaucratic. In a social or emotional context, it refers to the validation of a fact or a feeling, often serving as a catalyst for resolution or closure. When used in a professional or administrative setting, it functions as a formal confirmation of receipt, shifting the focus from truth-seeking to procedural verification.
In academic and literary contexts, the word specifically denotes a section of a work dedicated to thanking contributors. In legal terminology, it takes on a highly technical meaning, referring to the formal declaration before an authorized official that a signature on a document is genuine and voluntary.
Meanings
Examples
The first step toward recovery is the acknowledgement of the problem.
Please send a brief acknowledgement upon receiving the package.
I read the acknowledgement section of her thesis and saw she thanked her professor.
The notary provided a formal acknowledgement of the signature on the deed.
He gave a slight nod as an acknowledgement of my presence.
I just need an acknowledgement that you saw my email.
The author included a heartfelt acknowledgement to her parents in the preface.
Her silence was a tacit acknowledgement of her mistake.