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demise
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de·mise  (d-mz)
n.
1.
a. Death.
b. 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. de·mised, de·mis·ing, de·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.]

de·misa·ble adj.

demise [dɪˈmaɪz]
n
1. failure or termination the demise of one's hopes
2. a euphemistic or formal word for death
3. (Law) Property law
a.  a transfer of an estate by lease
b.  the passing or transfer of an estate on the death of the owner
4. (Law) the immediate transfer of sovereignty to a successor upon the death, abdication, etc., of a ruler (esp in the phrase demise of the crown)
vb
1. (Law) to transfer or be transferred by inheritance, will, or succession
2. (Law) (tr) Property law to transfer (an estate, etc.) for a limited period; lease
3. (Law) (tr) to transfer (sovereignty, a title, etc.) by or as if by the death, deposition, etc., of a ruler
[from Old French, feminine of demis dismissed, from demettre to send away, from Latin dīmittere; see dismiss]
demisable  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.demisedemise - the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
life-time, lifespan, lifetime, life - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"
grave - death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"
end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
Verb1.demise - transfer by a lease or by a will
transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

demise
noun
2. death (Euphemistic) end, dying, passing, departure, expiration, decease Smoking was the cause of his early demise.
Translations
demise [dɪˈmaɪz] N (frm) (= death) → fallecimiento m (fig) [of institution etc] → desaparición f
demise [dɪˈmaɪz] n
(= death) [person] → décès m
(= end) → mort f
the demise of → la mort de
demise
n (= death)Tod m; (of person also)Ableben nt (geh); (fig, of institution, newspaper etc) → Ende nt
demise [dɪˈmaɪz] n (frm) → decesso
demise [dɪˈmaɪz] n (frm) → decesso


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Paragraph 13 of the REBNY lease (also known as the "Access to Premises" clause) provides that the "Owner or Owner' s agents shall have the right (but not be obligated) to enter the demised premises.
 
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