释义 |
`1`Demise `2` "Legal Lexicon":
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. According to Chief Justice Gibson, the term demise strictly denotes a posthumous grant, and no more. persons. A term nearly synonymous with death. It is usually applied in England to the death of the king or queen. --b-- |