deed poll

Definition

› in Britain, a type of legal document, especially one that allows someone to officially change their name: He changed his name by deed poll.Official documents

(Definition of deed poll noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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deduction noun (TAKING AWAY)
deduction noun (THINKING)
deed box noun
deed noun (ACTION)
deed noun (DOCUMENT)
deed poll noun
deejay noun
deem verb
deep adjective (COMPLICATED)
deep adjective (DARK)
deep adjective (FRONT TO BACK)

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