Lat. I have demised or leased. Demisi, coneessi, et ad firmam tradidi; have demised, granted, and to farm let The usual operative words in ancient leases, as the corresponding English words are in the modera forms. 2 Bl. Comm. 317, 318. Koch v. Hustis, 113 Wis. 599, 87 N. W. 834; Kinney y. Watts, 14 Wend. (N. Y.) 40. … [Read more...] about DEMISI
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DEMEASE
In old English law. Death. … [Read more...] about DEMEASE
DEMISSIO
L. Lat. A demise or letting. Chiefly used in the phrase ex demissione (on the demise), which formed part of the title of the cause in the old actions of ejectment, where it signified that the nominal plaintiff (a fictitious person) held the estate "on the demise" of, that is, by a lease from, the real plaintiff. … [Read more...] about DEMISSIO
DEMEMBRATION
In Scotch law. Maliciously cutting off or otherwise separating one limb from another. 1 Hume, 323; Bell. … [Read more...] about DEMEMBRATION
DEMOBILIZATION
In military law. The dismissal of an army or body of troops from active service. … [Read more...] about DEMOBILIZATION