Definition of "demise" []

• Death. (noun)
• The end of existence or activity; termination: the demise of the streetcar. (noun)
• Law Transfer of an estate by lease or will. (noun)
• The transfer of a ruler's authority by death or abdication. (noun)
• Law To transfer (an estate) by will or lease. (verb-transitive)

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• "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?"
• "Expediting his demise is his brother who betrays Stopmouth."
• "I've read it again somewhere recently, books of letters are nearing their end, the demise is almost upon us and e mails with their clipped language will surely be a poor substitute."