acceptance vs ratification

acceptance

noun
  • An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking of possession of a thing as owner. 

  • An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance; the bill of exchange itself when accepted. 

  • The state of being accepted. 

  • A list of horses accepted as starters in a race. 

  • Synonym of etendue. 

  • The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression. 

  • The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval. 

  • Belief in something; agreement, assent. 

  • The act of an authorized representative of the government by which the government assents to ownership of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of a contract. 

  • An instance of that act. 

ratification

noun
  • A formal declaration of agreement to a treaty etc. 

  • The act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified. 

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