Deed

A written agreement or grant, sealed and delivered; usually the term is applied only to conveyances of real estate. A deed indented is one executed in two parts, or as many parts as there were parties, which formerly were separated by cutting in a curved or indented line; a chirograph. A deed poll is one executed in one part; by one party only; having the edge polled, or cut even, not indented. The terms are still used to distinguish deeds in which there are agreements of more than one party, from those which are the acts of a single party, like simple grants or appointments. Deeds to lead, or to declare uses: a deed made hefore or after a fine or common recovery, to show the object thereof.