A deed which is ; polled; or smooth; i e not indented: a unilateral deed; e g for publishing a change of names
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
In Britain, if you change your name by deed poll, you change it officially and legally. a legal document signed by only one person, for example in order to officially change your name