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Jurat vs Acknowledgement - What's the difference?

jurat | acknowledgement |

As a verb jurat

is .

As a noun acknowledgement is

(british) the act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.

jurat

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) The written statement by a notary public that he or she has administered and witnessed an oath or affirmation.
  • (legal) The written statement of a person that he or she has declared an oath or affirmation.
  • A municipal official in the Cinque Ports or in certain French towns.
  • (Channel Islands) A life magistrate.
  • * 1974 , (GB Edwards), The Book of Ebenezer Le Page , New York 2007, p. 179:
  • The Jurat came of a good old Guernsey family which, in the Middle Ages, always had the sense to fight on the side paid best [...].
    ----

    acknowledgement

    English

    Alternative forms

    * acknowledgment (US)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.
  • a wedding invitation's acknowledgement
  • (British, telecommunications, computing, networking) A response sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.
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  • (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.
  • Synonyms

    * confession, concession, recognition, admission, avowal, recognizance, ACK