Acknowledgement vs Rejoinder - What's the difference?
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(British) The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
(British) The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
(British) An award or other expression or token of appreciation.
(British) An expression of gratitude.
(British) A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
(British, telecommunications, computing, networking) A response sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.
(British, legal) The act of a man admitting a child as his own.
(British, legal) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfilment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(legal) defendant's answer to the replication.
A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty; especially an answer to a reply.
* 1919 ,
*:"I'm starting to-morrow. This is perhaps the last time we shall ever meet."
*:I made an appropriate rejoinder , and he smiled wanly.
(patent law) in US patent law re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement.
Acknowledgement is a related term of rejoinder.
As nouns the difference between acknowledgement and rejoinder
is that acknowledgement is (british) the act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession while rejoinder is (legal) defendant's answer to the replication.As a verb rejoinder is
to issue a rejoinder.acknowledgement
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Alternative forms
* acknowledgment (US)Noun
(en noun)- a wedding invitation's acknowledgement
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