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Dictionary: de·mise   (dĭ-mīz') pronunciation
n.
    1. Death.
    2. The end of existence or activity; termination: the demise of the streetcar.
  1. Law. Transfer of an estate by lease or will.
  2. The transfer of a ruler's authority by death or abdication.

v., -mised, -mis·ing, -mis·es.

v.tr.
  1. Law. To transfer (an estate) by will or lease.
  2. To transfer (sovereignty) by abdication or will.
v.intr.
  1. Law. To be transferred by will or descent: The land demised to a charitable institution.
  2. To die.

[Middle English, transfer of property, from Old French dimis, past participle of demettre, to release. See demit.]

demisable de·mis'a·ble adj.

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noun

    The act or fact of dying: death, decease, dissolution, extinction, passing, quietus, rest. Slang curtain (used in plural). See live/die.

verb

    To cease living: decease, depart, die, drop, expire, go, pass away, pass (on), perish, succumb. Informal pop off. Slang check out, croak, kick in, kick off. Idioms: bite the dust, breathe one's last, cash in, give up the ghost, go to one's grave, kick the bucket, meetone's endMaker, pass on to the Great Beyond, turn up one's toes. See live/die.

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Definition: fate, usually death
Antonyms: birth


Law Encyclopedia: Demise
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Death. A conveyance of property, usually of an interest in land.

The term demise originally meant a posthumous grant but is now commonly applied to a conveyance that is made for a definitive term, such as an estate for a term of years. A lease is a common example, and demise is sometimes used synonymously with "lease" or "let."

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: An ending of existence or an activity. Also: death.

pronunciation The leader promised the imminent demise of the forces of evil.

Wikipedia: Demise
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Demise is an Anglo-French 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 "demise of the crown" is used in English law to signify the immediate transfer of the sovereignty, with all its attributes and prerogatives, to the successor without any interregnum in accordance with the maxim "the king never dies". At common law the death of the sovereign eo facto dissolved Parliament, but this was abolished by the Representation of the People Act 1867, 51. Similarly the common law doctrine that all offices held under the crown determined at its demise has been negatived by the Demise of the Crown Act 1901. "Demise" is thus often used loosely for death or decease.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - død, bortgang, ophør, udløb, overdragelse
v. tr. - overdrage, lade overgå til, lade gå i arv til
v. intr. - overgå

Nederlands (Dutch)
het ter ziele gaan, overlijden, (titel-/ gezags)overdracht, vermaking, overdragen, vermaken

Français (French)
n. - décès, mort, (fig) mort, fin, (Jur) cession ou transfert par legs, transfert par testament, transfert par bail, transmission (de la Couronne)
v. tr. - (Jur) léguer, transmettre (la souveraineté)
v. intr. - (Jur) transmettre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tod, Untergang, (Rechtsw.) Übertragung, Übergang (Souveränität)
v. - übertragen, vermachen, sterben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θάνατος, τελευτή, (νομ.) μεταβίβαση με διαθήκη, διάθεση

Italiano (Italian)
decesso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - morte (m)

Русский (Russian)
кончина

Español (Spanish)
n. - fallecimiento, fin de existencia, transferencia de soberanía
v. tr. - transferir
v. intr. - obtener mediante herencia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - frånfälle, upphörande, bortarrendering

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
死亡, 转让, 终止, 遗赠, 让渡, 死

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 死亡, 轉讓, 終止, 遺贈
v. tr. - 讓渡, 轉讓, 遺贈
v. intr. - 轉讓, 遺贈, 死

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 서거, (왕위의) 계승, 권리 양도
v. tr. - 유증하다, 양도하다
v. intr. - 주권을 이양하다, 유증 되다, 죽다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 死去, 終わり, 譲渡, 崩御, 終焉

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الموت, زوال, نهايه أو إخفاق مشروع أو مؤسسه أو فكرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פטירה, מוות‬
v. tr. - ‮הוריש (אחוזה)‬
v. intr. - ‮הוריש‬


 
 
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