deed poll

[ pohl ]

noun

, Law.

, plural deeds poll.

1. a deed signed and executed only by the grantor.

deed poll

noun

1. law a deed made by one party only, esp one by which a person changes his name

Word History and Origins

Origin of deed poll¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

He might have invested himself with a name and place in the world by means of the French equivalent of a deed poll.

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The appointment was by deed-poll, and strictly in accordance with the powers of the settlement.

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Deeds executed by one party only had a smooth or “polled” edge, whence the name “deed poll.”

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The submission may be effected sometimes by parol, sometimes by written instrument, sometimes by deed or deed poll.

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The old deed poll, which they had intended to suspend, as shown by Watkin, was thus preserved.

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