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Demise
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demise
n.
decease, death; passing, coming to an end
v.
die; come to an end; bequeath, will; transfer an estate (Law)
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Demise
Demise, in its original meaning, is an Anglo-Norman legal term (from French démettre, from Latin dimittere, to send away) for the transfer of an estate, especially by lease. The word has an operative effect in a lease, implying a covenant "for quiet enjoyment."
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demise
Noun
1. the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
(synonym) death, dying
(hypernym) end, ending
(hyponym) grave
(part-holonym) life, lifetime, lifespan
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démettre
v.
dislocate
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demise
n.
smrt; zánik; krach
