Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

acknowledge,

To recognize (something) as being factual <acknowledge the federal court's jurisdiction>. 2. To show that one accepts responsibility for <acknowledge paternity of the child>. 3. To make known the receipt of <acknowledged the plaintiff's letter>. 4. To confirm as genuine before an authorized officer <acknowledged before a notary public>. 5. (Of a notary public or other officer) to certify as genuine <the notary acknowledged the genuineness of the signature>.