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Affidavit vs Acknowledgment - What's the difference?

affidavit | acknowledgment |

In lang=en terms the difference between affidavit and acknowledgment

is that affidavit is a signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement while acknowledgment is a formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.

affidavit

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia affidavit)
  • (legal) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
  • * 1959 , William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch , page 142
  • Lee's case is urgent. He has to file an immediate affidavit that he is suffering from bubonic plague to avoid eviction from the house he has occupied ten years without paying the rent.
    He submitted his affidavit rather than appearing to testify in court.

    acknowledgment

    English

    Alternative forms

    * acknowledgement (UK)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
  • The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
  • An award or other expression or token of appreciation.
  • An owning with gratitude of a benefit or an obligation (as in "acknowledgment" of a favor).
  • A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood, as a wedding invitation's acknowledgment .
  • (Telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.
  • See Wikipedia article on
  • An owning as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form (as in "acknowledgment of a deed").
  • (legal) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
  • Synonyms

    * (act of acknowledging) confession, concession, recognition, admission, avowal, recognizance, ACK