demise

(dĭ-mīz')
n.

1. 1. Death.
   2. The end of existence or activity; termination: the demise of the streetcar.
2. Law. Transfer of an estate by lease or will.
3. 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.

n

Definition: fate, usually death
Antonyms: birth

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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."

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

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

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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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