English Dictionary

demise

IPA（発音記号）

/dɪˈmaɪz/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(law) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.

日本語の意味

（法律）不動産や土地などの権利の移転、特に生涯にわたる賃貸（life estate）または一定期間にわたる賃貸（lease for years）を通じた譲渡を指す。 / （法律用語として）不動産の賃貸借契約に基づく権利の移転行為、すなわち、借地・借家などの形態での権利の譲渡を意味する。

The lease contained a clause permitting the demise of the premises to the tenant for a term of five years.

その賃貸契約には、賃借人に対して5年間の期間で物件を譲渡することを認める条項が含まれていた。

意味（1）

(law) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.

意味（2）

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.

意味（3）

(countable) Death.

Earth looked her loveliest to receive my sweet sister's gentle dust; but all was harsh and sullen as her own nature when Lady Avonleigh's haughty ashes returned to their original element. Immediately after her demise, her son went abroad, and I accompanied him.

意味（4）

(countable) The end of something, in a negative sense; downfall.

The lack of funding ultimately led to the project's demise.

demises （ plural ）