(A) conveyancing. The act of the grantor going before a competent officer, and declaring the instrument to be his act or deed, and desiring the same to be recorded as such. The certificate of the officer on the instrument, that such a declaration has been made to him, is also called an acknowledgment. The acknowledgment or due proof of the instrument by witnesses, must be made before it can be put upon record. 2. Below will be found the law of the several states relating to the officer before whom the acknowledgment must be made. (B) The acknowledgement that something is genuine, for example, a statement made acknowledging that a signed document was actually signed by that person. It is a statement made in front of a notary public or another person authorized to administer oaths, both of whom can attest that the signed document was signed by that person and is genuine.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 21:49:50 +0000
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