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What (who) is deed poll - definition
LEGAL DOCUMENT BINDING ONLY TO A SINGLE PERSON OR PARTY
Deed-poll; Deedpoll; Dpoll; D-poll; Deed Polls; Deed Poll
Deed poll
·- A deed of one part, or executed by only one party, and distinguished from an indenture by having the edge of the parchment or paper cut even, or polled as it was anciently termed, instead of being indented.
deed poll
¦ noun English Law a legal deed made and executed by one party only, especially to formalize a change of a person's name.
Origin
C16: so named because the parchment was 'polled' or cut cleanly, not indented at the edges as in the case of a deed made by two parties.
deed poll
In Britain, if you change your name by deed poll, you change it officially and legally.
PHRASE: PHR after v
Wikipedia
Deed poll
A deed poll (plural: deeds poll) is a legal document binding on a single person or several persons acting jointly to express an intention or create an obligation. It is a deed, and not a contract because it binds only one party.
Examples of use of deed poll
1. Before emigrating he changed his birth surname of Bromwich by deed poll.
2. "I did it officially through a solicitor by deed poll in March of 64.
3. In Britain, men taking their wife’s surname are advised to make the change by deed poll.
4. Surely it‘s easier to change your name by deed poll to LN05 XYZ.
5. In 1'8', he changed his name by deed poll to John Anthony Portsmouth Football Club Westwood.