"acknowledged definition" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You could use it to describe an accepted or widely agreed-upon definition of something. For example: "The acknowledged definition of racism is the belief that one's race is superior to another's."
We analyzed the sNGAL levels at the most significant time point after transplantation (day 1) using two different methods and we analyzed the data using two different, widely acknowledged definitions of DGF.
A 2008 report by the director of national intelligence acknowledged, "The definitions of 'national security' and what constitutes 'intelligence' — and thus what must be classified — are unclear".
He acknowledges another definition, one that he did his best to hide alongside teammates and opponents in the N.B.A. Bragman is the publicist for the W.N.B.A. star Sheryl Swoopes, who came out in October 2005, and the golfer Rosie Jones, who came out in March 2004.
We chose specificity and accuracy of diagnosis over sensitivity, as we acknowledge this definition ignores those who were previously diagnosed as diabetic, but now keep their blood glucose under tight control; in fact, a larger proportion of NHANES respondents described themselves as diabetics or were taking medications often used to treat diabetes than were classified by FBG levels.
While, as the author acknowledges, the definition remains incomplete and retains ambiguities, all these characteristics are consistent with our meaning of the term 'conflict' here.
The authors acknowledge this definition is " more stringent than the most widely used consensus measure of remission" (p. 1298), presumably so as to ensure that participants really were recovered and not just in remission.
I can still just remember the time before Jordan was acknowledged as the definition of basketball excellence - when he was just another good player.
Ministers have acknowledged that this definition is so wide that it will catch everyday stimulants such as tobacco, alcohol and caffeine, and that the bill will include a list of exemptions for legitimate substances with provision to extend it further.
Yet these audiences are not being fully acknowledged in the definition of its end users by the IPCC, which does not capture their needs and values in informing their decision-making processes.
Officials acknowledged that the definition of tax crimes differed from country to country and that it would be up to national officials to define and act on the information they found.
