Demise
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DEMISE, an Anglo-French legal term (from the Fr. demettre, Lat. dimittere, to send away) for a transfer of an estate, especially by lease.
Demise Transfer of real estate by a lease or will. Traditionally, the transfer was limited to a term of years but the expression has come to refer to outright gifts as well.
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DEMISE - In its most extended signification, it is a conveyance either in fee, for life, or for years. In its more technical meaning, it is a lease or conveyance for a term of years.
Demise: A deed; a lease; a transfer of property; a conveyance or creation of an estate to someone else for life. In medical jurisprudence, demise is a death.
Demise. French démettre, to put away, lay down: Latin dismittere, demittere. In a lease for years, creates an implied warranty of title and a covenant for quiet enjoyment. Scott v. Rutherford, 102 U.S. 109 (1875).
demise
1) v. an old-fashioned expression meaning to lease or transfer (convey) real property for years or life, but not beyond that. 2) n. the deed that conveys real property only for years or life. 3) n. death. 4) n. failure.
DEMISE, contracts. In its most extended signification, it is a conveyance either in fee, for life, or for years. In its more technical meaning, it is a lease or conveyance for a term of years. Vide Cow. L. & T. Index, h. t.; Ad. Eject.
Demise and legacy
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"No ship shall carry coastal cargo, unless the ship is (a) a New Zealand ship; or (b) a foreign ship on demise charter to a New Zealand-based operator who employs or engages a crew to work on board the ship under an employment agreement or contract ...
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