deed poll

• Documento jurídico unilateral por el que una persona se obliga voluntariamente a algo, utilizado sobre todo para el cambio oficial de nombre. No es un contrato entre dos partes, sino una declaración unilateral.

A legal document that binds a single person to a particular action, most commonly used to officially change one's name. It is a unilateral declaration rather than a contract between two parties.

1. Legal document for name changeC1formalbritish

   A legal document used to officially change a person's name, typically executed by one person.

   Escritura unilateral de cambio de nombre

   • She changed her surname by deed poll after getting married.
   • He executed a deed poll to adopt his stepfather's last name.
   • The deed poll was witnessed and signed by a solicitor.