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de·mise 1 /di-'mīz/ vt de·mised, de·mis·ing: to convey (possession of property) by will or leasethe demised premisesdemise 2 n [Anglo-French, from feminine past participle of demettre to convey by lease, from Old French, to put down, give up, renounce, from Latin demittere to let fall and dimittere to release]1: the conveyance of property by will or lease: lease2: the transmission of property by testate or intestate succession3: charter of a boat in which the owner surrenders completely the possession, command, and navigation of the boat – called also bareboat charter;
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(conveyance) noun
abalienation, alienation, bequeathal, cession, conferment, conferral, conveyancing, deeding, deliverance, delivery, testamentary disposition, transfer, transference, transmission, transmittal
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(death) noun
annihilation, cessation of life, decease, departure, end of life, expiration, extinction, extinguishment, loss of life, mortality, necrosis, passing away
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award, bequeath, bestow by will, confer by will, convey, deliver over, devise, devolve upon, endow, give by will, grant by will, hand down, leave, leave a legacy, leave by will, make a bequest, make a legacy, make testamentary disposition, pass by will, pass down, transfer by will, transfer ownership, transmit, will
associated concepts: demise and grant, demise for a term of years, demise for life, demised premises
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abalienate, alienate (transfer title), alienation (transfer of title), assignment (transfer of ownership), attorn, bequeath, bequest, contribute (supply), convey (transfer), conveyance, death, decease, descend, devolution, die, dissolution (termination), end (termination), extremity (death), grant (transfer formally), lease, leave (give), let (lease), rent, sublease, transfer
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To lease property; to convey property for life or for years; to bequeath.n.A lease or conveyance of property for a period of years or for life.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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a lease.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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Transfer of real estate by a lease or will. Traditionally, the transfer was limited to a term of years but the expression has come to refer to outright gifts as well.Category: Real Estate & Rental Property → Selling a HouseCategory: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Wills
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. The conveyance of an interest in real property for a specified time period by will or lease; the death of a person or cessation of a corporate entity.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Death. A conveyance of property, usually of an interest in land. Originally meant a posthumous grant but has come to be applied commonly 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."
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Death. A conveyance of property, usually of an interest in land. Originally meant a posthumous grant but has come to be applied commonly 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."
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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1) v. an old-fashioned expression meaning to lease or transfer (convey) real property for years or life, but not beyond that.2) n. the deed that conveys real property only for years or life.3) n. death.4) n. failure.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
