approval or disapproval; admission or denial
Formal term used in legal, administrative, or official contexts to indicate whether something is acknowledged/approved or denied/rejected. Often appears in phrases like 認否を問う (to ask for one's stance) or 認否を明らかにする (to clarify one's position).
The committee asked for approval or disapproval of the proposal.
The defendant did not clarify their admission or denial of the charges.
arraignment; plea
Compound of 認 (にん, 'acknowledge' or 'approve') and 否 (ひ, 'deny' or 'disapprove'). The reading にんぴ is a standard on'yomi combination.