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Deed poll — (Law) 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. Burrill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deed poll — Ein Deed poll (Plural Deeds poll), oder genauer: Deed of change of name, ist ein zum Nachweis einer Namensänderung in einigen Ländern gebräuchliches Dokument, das nicht von offizieller Stelle ausgegeben wird, sondern, sofern es den formellen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
poll — {{11}}poll (n.) late 13c., polle hair of the head, from M.L.G. or M.Du. pol head, top. Meaning collection of votes is first recorded 1620s, from notion of counting heads; meaning survey of public opinion is first recorded 1902. Poll tax, lit.… … Etymology dictionary
Deed Poll — For the legal document of the same name, see deed poll. Deed Poll is a German made film, 2004, starring Barbara Kowa, Rainer Maria Wittenauer and André Schneider, directed by Ingo J. Biermann. External links Deed Poll at the Internet Movie… … Wikipedia
poll — Verb: To cut off, for example, the horns of a steer. To vote. To receive votes in an election. To canvass the electorate for the purpose of forecasting the result of an election. Noun: A head. An individual among several persons. A list of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
deed poll — n. A deed made by and binding a single party. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. deed poll a deed in one part and signed only by the granter. The … Law dictionary
deed poll — n [U and C] a legal document signed by only one person, for example in order to officially change your name ▪ Steve changed his name by deed poll to Elvis Presley Smith … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 so named because the parchment was ‘polled’ or cut even, not indented as in the case of a deed made by two parties … English terms dictionary
Poll — Poll, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Polling}.] 1. To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head; to poll a tree. [1913 Webster] When he [Absalom] pollled his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deed of change of name — A deed of change of name is a legal document in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, which enables a single person or a family to officially change his or her name. In informal usage it is referred to simply as a deed poll, although other… … Wikipedia
