<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an act of acknowledging.</li><li>recognition of the existence or truth of something: the acknowledgment of a sovereign power.</li><li>an expression of appreciation.</li><li>a thing done or given in appreciation or gratitude.</li><li>Law: a declaration before an official that one has executed a particular legal document.</li><li>an official certificate of a formal acknowledging.</li><li>public recognition by a man of an illegitimate child as his own.</li></ul>