deed poll

American  

[pohl] / poʊl /

noun

Law.

• deeds poll
  plural

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

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deed poll British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• deeds poll
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of deed poll

First recorded in 1580–90

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

deed poll

Some offenders have changed their names from prison by paying an administration fee of £15 for a "do-it-yourself" unenrolled deed poll which required two witnesses, Ms Champion has previously told Parliament.

From BBC ● May 9, 2024

Mr Mitchell was a colourful figure in the North East Lincolnshire port, even temporariliy changing his name by deed poll to Austin Haddock in 2002 in a bid to promote the fishing industry.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2021

Anyone who has visited Fratton Park over the last 30-odd years is likely to have seen and heard John Anthony Portsmouth Football Club Westwood, who changed his name by deed poll in 1989.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 13, 2019

A smiley care worker from Liverpool, Benson recently changed his middle name by deed poll to I Love Spam.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2017

I'd have to change my name by deed poll, but Dad’d never let me.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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