Legal Definition and Related Resources of Approval
Meaning of Approval
Act of confirming, ratifying, sanctioning some act or thing done by another.
Synonyms of Approval
noun
- acceptance
- accord
- acknowledgment
- acquiescence
- adoption
- affirmance
- affirmation
- agreement
- allowance
- approbatio
- approbation
- assent
- assurance
- authentication
- authorization
- comprobatio
- concordance
- concurrence
- confirmation
- consent
- countenance
- encouragement
- endorsement
- expression of satisfaction
- favor
- license
- nod of approbation
- permit
- ratification
- recognition
- sanction
- support
- toleration
- validation
- verification
- Associated Concepts: acceptance by a bank
- approved
- endorsed note
- sale on approval
- foreign phrases: Qui non improbat
- approbat
- He who does not disapprove
- approves
- Quod approbo non reprobo
- That wnich I approve I do not later reject
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Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Accept, Approbation, Attorney General, Connivance, Consent Judgment, Initiative, On Approval, Sale, Ratification, Referendum, Submit.
What does Approval mean in American Law?
The definition of Approval in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
Favorable response to, or active acceptance after knowledge of, an act or state of affairs, impliedly by one who has the power to disapprove it. In most legal contexts, the term is roughly equivalent to ratification and indicates a somewhat more active and positive response than mere acquiescence.
Hierarchical Display of Approval
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Translation of Approval
- Spanish: Homologación
- French: Homologation
- German: Musterzulassung
- Italian: Omologazione
- Portuguese: Homologação
- Polish: Certyfikacja
Thesaurus of Approval
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Trade > Marketing > Marketing > Market approval > Approval
Trade > Marketing > Marketing > Quality label > Approval
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