Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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deed poll

A deed made by and binding on only one party, or on two or more parties having similar interests. ( It is so called be cause, traditionally, the parchment was "polled" (that is, shaved) so that it would be even at the top (unlike an indenture). - Also spelled deed poll. Cf. INDENTURE.