noun
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).
委員会はその提案の認否を問うた。
The committee asked for approval or disapproval of the proposal.
被告は起訴内容の認否を明らかにしなかった。
The defendant did not clarify their admission or denial of the charges.
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.