Noun
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA deed poll (plural: deeds poll) is a legal document binding only to a single person or several persons acting jointly to express an active intention. Source: Internet
In 1967 Fulcher became known as Barney Bubbles, though he did not change his name by deed poll for several more years. Source: Internet
In the UK, a deed poll can also be used to change a child's name, as long as everyone with parental responsibility for the child consents to it and the child does not object to it. citation The child's parents execute the deed poll on the child's behalf. Source: Internet
He had changed his name by deed poll from John Desmond Lewis, on behalf of the Cambridge University Raving Loony Society (CURLS). Source: Internet
He was born in 1907 as Robin William Askin, but always disliked his first name and changed it by deed poll in 1971. Source: Internet
In 1971 Askin changed his name from "Robin" to "Robert" by a deed poll. Source: Internet