demise
IPA: dɪmˈaɪz
noun
- (law) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
- 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.
- (countable) Death.
- (countable) The end of something, in a negative sense; downfall.
verb
- (transitive, obsolete, law) To give.
- (transitive, law) To convey, as by will or lease.
- (transitive, law) To transmit by inheritance.
- (intransitive, law) To pass by inheritance.
- (intransitive) To die.
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Examples of "demise" in Sentences
- The demise of the line was sudden.
- His demise and the barbaric invasion.
- After the demise of the Maquis the novels diverge.
- The rise of the railroad came the demise of canals.
- The demise of the Metropolitan company was reported.
- The 2004 season saw the demise of the Victoria Giants.
- Because of the demise of the lander, the rover never saw action.
- The end of the 1920s started the demise of the once glorious park.
- Another contributor to the demise of board tracks was the expensive upkeep.
- The destruction of the synagogue in the 1860s led to the community's demise.
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