deed poll

[ pohl ]

/ poʊl /

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noun, plural deeds poll.Law.

a deed signed and executed only by the grantor.

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Origin of deed poll

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby deed poll

deduplicate, de Duve, dee, deed, deed box, deed poll, deejay, deek, deelie, deely boppers, deem

How to use deed poll in a sentence

He might have invested himself with a name and place in the world by means of the French equivalent of a deed poll.
The Tower of Oblivion|Oliver Onions
The appointment was by deed-poll, and strictly in accordance with the powers of the settlement.
Mary Anerley|R. D. Blackmore
Deeds executed by one party only had a smooth or “polled” edge, whence the name “deed poll.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various
The submission may be effected sometimes by parol, sometimes by written instrument, sometimes by deed or deed poll.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4|Various

The old deed poll, which they had intended to suspend, as shown by Watkin, was thus preserved.
The Remarkable History of the Hudson's Bay Company|George Bryce

British Dictionary definitions for deed poll

deed poll

noun

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

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