deed poll
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Englisch
[edit]Nomen
[edit]deed poll (plural deeds poll)
- (law) A deed relating only to one party, distinguished from an indenture by having the edge of the paper cut evenly, or "polled", rather than being indented[a. 1832].
- (law, UK, Ireland) A deed that effects a change of an individual's name.
- I changed my name by deed poll.
References
[edit]- “deed poll”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.