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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Example Sentences

Within a day of his missed appointment, Vincent had moved in with Iris, and then, a few weeks later, she had taken him to a register office to be married.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

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

The photos showed Grant and Eberstein leaving the Chelsea register office in London on Friday and posing for pictures on the steps outside with a small group of family members.

From Reuters • May 25, 2018

We arrived, my betrothed and I, at the register office to give notification of our marriage.

From The Guardian • May 5, 2018

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