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register office

British

noun

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

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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

The pair only met three times including when they went to the register office for the birth certificate.

From BBC ● May 15, 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

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

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