'Deed poll' definitions:

Definition of 'deed poll'

From: WordNet
noun
A deed made and executed by only one party

Definition of 'Deed poll'

From: GCIDE
  • Deed poll \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]