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register office

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

I arrived on 12 August, and we married on 30 August in a register office.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2014

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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