demise

  • 21demise — noun 1) her tragic demise Syn: death, dying, passing, end 2) the demise of the Ottoman Empire Syn: end, break up, disintegration, fall, downfall, collapse, overthrow …

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  • 22demise — n. & v. n. 1 death (left a will on her demise; the demise of the agreement). 2 Law conveyance or transfer (of property, a title, etc.) by demising. v.tr. Law 1 convey or grant (an estate) by will or lease. 2 transmit (a title etc.) by death.… …

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  • 23demise — I. verb (demised; demising) Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to convey (as an estate) by will or lease 2. obsolete convey, give 3. to transmit by succession or inheritance intransitive verb …

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  • 24demise — 1. noun /dɪˈmaɪz/ a) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter. The lack of funding ultimately led to the demise of the project. b) Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir… …

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  • 25demise — UK [dɪˈmaɪz] / US noun [singular] very formal 1) the time when something stops existing the demise of the typewriter in this computer age 2) the death of a person …

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  • 26demise — de•mise [[t]dɪˈmaɪz[/t]] n. v. mised, mis•ing 1) death or decease 2) termination of existence or operation 3) law a) a death or decease occasioning the transfer of an estate b) a conveyance or transfer of an estate 4) gov the transfer of… …

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  • 27demise — /dɪ maɪz/ noun 1. a death ● On his demise the estate passed to his daughter. 2. the act of granting a property on a lease …

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  • 28demise — Noun: A deed, lease, conveyance of the fee or of a life estate; a grant of land. Chandler v Hart, 161 Cal 405, 119 P 516; Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad Co. v Atlantic & North Carolina Co. 147 NC 368, 61 SE 185. The transfer of property by… …

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  • 29Demise: Rise of the Ku'tan — Developer(s) Artifact Entertainment Publisher(s) IPC Software Platform(s) PC Releas …

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  • 30Demise (Wild Cards) — Demise (James Spector) is a fictional character from the Wild Cards book series. He was created by Walton Simons, and first appeared in the story If Looks Could Kill in Wild Cards II: Aces High. In 1985, Spector was struck by the Wild Card virus… …

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