Demise

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Death.
  • noun. The end of existence or activity; termination.
  • noun. Transfer of an estate by lease or will.
  • noun. The transfer of a ruler's authority by death or abdication.
  • intransitive verb. To transfer (an estate) by will or lease.
  • intransitive verb. To transfer (sovereignty) by abdication or will.
  • intransitive verb. To be transferred by will or descent.
  • intransitive verb. To die.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Transfer; transmission; devolution, as of a right or an estate in consequence of death, forfeiture of title, etc.
  • noun. In law, a conveyance or transfer of an estate by will or lease in fee, for life or for a term of years; in modern use, a lease for years.
  • noun. Hence Death, especially of a sovereign or other person transmitting important possessions or great fame: often used as a mere euphemism for death, without other implication.
  • To bequeath; grant by will.
  • In law, to transfer or convey, as an estate, for life or for years; lease.
  • To pass by bequest or inheritance; descend, as property.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.
  • noun. The decease of a royal or princely person; hence, also, the death of any illustrious person.
  • noun. The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
  • noun. a conveyance where there are mutual leases made from one to another of the same land, or something out of it.
  • transitive verb. To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will; to bequeath.
  • transitive verb. To convey; to give.
  • transitive verb. To convey, as an estate, by lease; to lease.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
  • noun. Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.
  • noun. Death.
  • noun. end (less common, usually in a negative manner)
  • verb. To give.
  • verb. To convey, as by will or lease.
  • verb. To transmit by inheritance.
  • verb. To pass by inheritance.
  • verb. To die.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the time when something ends
  • verb. transfer by a lease or by a will
  • Word Usage
    "So, of course, since this bill will be so bad for the “Democrat Party” all the Republicans will be voting for it to make sure that their demise is accelerated, right?"
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