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Acknowledgment (law)

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209: 152: 52:. A jurat differs from an acknowledgment in that a jurat lacks the statement that the instrument is the act or deed of the party executing it. A verification is distinct in that it seeks to verify the factual contents of the instrument, rather than the instrument itself. Finally, an attestation occurs where a third person gives his or her name as a witness to the actual execution of an instrument. Normally, acknowledgments only serve 28:, which may give the instrument legal validity, and works to prevent the recording of false instruments or fraudulent executions. Acknowledgment involves a public official, frequently a 32:. The party executing the legal instrument orally declares that the instrument is his or her act or deed, and the official prepares a certificate attesting to the declaration. 44: 250: 193: 243: 284: 274: 269: 69: 236: 57: 186: 224: 167: 8: 279: 179: 25: 220: 163: 38: 263: 29: 56:
purposes, but some jurisdictions have made acknowledgment a requirement for
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is a declaration or avowal of one's own act, used to authenticate
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Grossman, Elanor L. (February 2013). "Acknowledgments".
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