1) To accept, recognize, confirm, or admit the existence or truth of something.
2) To validate an identity or claim.
3) To authenticate an instrument or writing by declaration or statement under oath by...
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acknowledged father
The acknowledged father is the admitted biological father of a child born to an unmarried couple. It refers to the person who has admitted to being the father of the child. The admission may be made by signing a voluntary written...
acknowledgment
Acknowledgement refers to a formal declaration before an official that one has executed a particular legal document. Some common usages of the term “acknowledgement” in a legal sense include:
Cases such as this one from Nebraska,...acquisition
An acquisition is buying/receiving a good or asset through a business transaction or contract. Acquisition most often refers to the sale of property, such as a business. In the acquisition of a business, the buyer, another business entity,...
acquisition of citizenship
Acquisition of citizenship refers to the ability of individuals born abroad to achieve U.S. citizenship because at least one of their parents is a U.S. citizen. If the child meets the complex requirements, the child “acquires” citizenship...
acquit
Acquit means to set free, release or discharge as from an obligation, burden, or accusation. It is what a jury or a judge sitting without a jury does at the end of a criminal trial, if the jury or the judge finds the accused defendant not...
acquittal
An acquittal is a resolution of some or all of the factual elements of the offense charged. The trier of fact, whether the jury or the court, must render a verdict of finding not guilty of the charged offense. A not guilty finding is an...
act
An act in the legal sense refers to either a voluntary bodily movement or a term for a body of law/proposed law.
In the criminal law context, an act is part of the concept of actus reus and, therefore, is a prerequisite to...
act of God
An act of God refers to a severe, unanticipated natural event for which no human is responsible. Despite its facial religious connections, the usefulness of the term means “act of God” is frequently used in otherwise secular statutory and...
act of nature
Act of nature, also known as act of God, is an event that is caused solely by the forces of nature without human intervention. Any accident that is not under human control, influence, or human involvement, and is caused purely by the direct,...