PROOF OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT

proof of acknowledgment. An authorized officer’s certification — based on a third party’s testimony — that the signature of a person (who usu. does not appear before the notary) is genuine and was freely made. — Also termed certificate of proof. See ACKNOWLEDGMENT(5). [Cases: Acknowledgment 8–39. C.J.S. Acknowledgments §§ 24–78, 88–90.]