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A [[deed]], also known as an [[indenture]], is a written legal agreement that has been signed and [[Deliver|delivered]] and which is enforceable even in the absence of consideration. There are formal requirements for it to be executed.
{{g}}A [[deed]], also known as an [[indenture]], is a written legal agreement that has been signed and [[Deliver|delivered]] and which is enforceable even in the absence of consideration. There are formal requirements for it to be executed.


Originally, an [[indenture]] was identified by physical indentation or serration of one edge of the document — the edges had not been cut straight (or “polled”) as they would be if it was executed by just one party, and was thus a “[[deed poll]]”.
Originally, an [[indenture]] was identified by physical indentation or serration of one edge of the document — the edges had not been cut straight (or “polled”) as they would be if it was executed by just one party, and was thus a “[[deed poll]]”.