sub-demisen.
/ˈsʌbdᵻmʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈsəbdəˌmaɪz/, /ˈsəbdiˌmaɪz/ Law.
A demise (demise n. 1a) acquired from a person who has himself or herself acquired the land or property in question by demise; a sublease. Also: the process by which such land or property is demised.
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society > trade and finance > buying > hiring or renting > [noun] > taking on rent or lease > lease > sub-lease
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under-lease1699
sub-demisea1715
sublease1758
sublet1833
a1715 W. Salkeld Rep. Cases King's Bench (1724) 3 252 All Offices of Fee are excepted, and so are all Sub-grants and Sub-demises thereof.
1812 Caledonian Mercury 20 Apr. The people of Ireland, on making their leases, might, if they chose, so manage their sub-demises, as to render such a bill unnecessary between sub-lessors and sub-lessees.
1884 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 13 466 Long leaseholds, which he had mortgaged by sub-demise.
1911 Western Law Reporter (Toronto) 15 687 There was no forfeiture or determination of the lease because of any supposed subdemise.
1965 Mod. Law Rev. 28 366 A legal chargee..is given the same protection, powers and remedies as a mortgagee by sub-demise.
2006 S. D. Mau Hong Kong Legal Princ. iv. 368 Prior to the implementation of the Conveyancing and Property Ordinance.., a mortgage was made by an assignment or sub-demise of the interest in land to the mortgagee.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
sub-demisev.
/ˌsʌbdᵻˈmʌɪz/, /ˈsʌbdᵻmʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈˌsəbdəˈˌmaɪz/, /ˈˌsəbdiˈˌmaɪz/ Law.
transitive. To make a further demise (demise n. 1a) of (demised land or property); to sublet. Cf. sub-demise n.
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society > trade and finance > selling > hiring or letting out > hire or rent out [verb (transitive)] > sub-let
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sublet1766
sub-rent1788
underset1809
sub-demise1818
underlease1819
underlet1819
sublease1824
sublet1826
1818 J. H. Merivale Rep. Cases High Court of Chancery II. 66 A fire broke out on the premises, which had then been sub-demised by the Plaintiff subject to the covenants of his original lease.
1852 Law Jrnl. Rep. 30 134/1 There was ample evidence that the plaintiff had broken his contract by sub-demising the house.
1880 Westm. & Chelsea News 2 Oct. (advt.) A shop and Dwelling House..held for a term of 99 years, and subdemised at £80 per annum.
1920 Business Organisation & Managem. Mar. 35 A covenant to subdemise or otherwise deal with property acquired after the date of the trust deed.
2008 D. J. Cremean Admiralty Jurisdict. (ed. 3) 182 The Act authorises..detention or sale of any ship..which is for the time being demised or subdemised to or in the exclusive possession of the Government.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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