deed poll Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a deed made and executed by only one party

WordNet

Deed" poll`
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913