Look up: demise

1. Demise
   De·mise' noun [ French démettre , past participle démis , démise , to put away, lay down; prefix dé- (L. de or dis- ) + mettre to put, place, lay, from Latin mittere to send. See Missio...
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2. Demise
   De·mise' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Demised ; present participle & verbal noun Demising .] 1. To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or b...
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3. Demise
   • (v. t.) To convey, as an estate, by lease; to lease. • (n.) Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor. • (n.) The decease of a royal or princely person; henc...
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4. demise
   demise 1. Death; the end of existence or activity; termination: 'The demise of the streetcar.' 2. In law, the transfer of an estate by lease or will. 3. The transfer of a ruler's authority by death or abdication. The demise of 'dear' Here is a change in common usage that offers a linguistic clue...
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5. Demise
   In its most extended signification, it is a conveyance either in fee, for life, or for years. In its more technical meaning, it is a lease or conveyance for a term of years. According to Chief Justice Gibson, the term demise strictly denotes a posthumous grant, and no more.
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6. Demise
   1) v. Term used to when a real property is leased or transferred for years or life, but not beyond. 2) n. The deed of a real property that only conveys it for years or life. 3) n. death 4). Failure.
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7. Demise
   `Demise`, in its original meaning, is an Anglo-Norman legal term (from French démettre, from Latin dimittere, to send away) for a transfer of an estate, especially by lease. The word has an operative effect in a lease implying a covenant "for quiet enjoyment". The phrase &...
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8. Demise
   (Wild Cards) Demise (James Spector) is a fictional character from the Wild Cards book series. He was created by Walton Simons, and first appeared in the story "If Looks Could Kill" in Wild Cards II: Aces High. In 1985, Spector was struck by the Wild Card virus and brought to ...
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