register office

British  

noun

1. Often called: registry office.  a government office where civil marriages are performed and births, marriages, and deaths are recorded

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One private house and two farm buildings were destroyed, while over 40 residential buildings, more than 24 commercial buildings, a college, a register office and electricity networks were damaged.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2022

Nazanin and Richard married two years after they met - first in a register office and then at a more traditional Iranian celebration.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2022

It proposes blessings to be available after an official marriage or civil partnership at a register office, but will be up to individual clergy to decide whether or not they wish to lead it.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2021

One of my aunts, hearing I was planning on going to a register office to tie the knot, said she didn’t get why people are “still doing marriage”.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2020

Obinze opened the door and stood aside for the others to go ahead, into the sterile hallway, where they paused to get their bearings, to be sure which way to go towards the register office.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie