Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. logic Plural form of premise.
- n. land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.
- n. law (plural only; not used in singular form) The subject of a conveyance or deed
WordNet 3.0
- n. land and the buildings on it
Etymologies
- Meaning #1 arose from owners of real property finding the word in their title deeds, where it originally correctly meant "the aforementioned; what this document is about", from Latin prae-missus = "placed before". (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Well, the extension of the term 'brain' in the premises is the set of human brains, since that's the reference class of the word 'brain' in the context of the mind-brain identity theories that Kripke's argument is addressing.”
“Dan's wish for reviewers to examine premises is one I share.”
“Not that eroge etc. are more creative themselves in premises/design, but that they're just so absent outside of Japan.”
“In NSW a premises is considered a brothel even if only one sex worker works there, so this even includes private workers who work by themselves from their own home.”
Reflecting on New Zealand’s Prostitution Reform Act « Bound, Not Gagged
“An opinion founded upon false premises is not equal to one founded on truth, for example.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » The William F. Buckley Clause of the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780
“The duty to police premises is actually fairly narrow and the question at issue in Nero (as later reinterpreted) though is basically, once you start policing premises due to a specific event, where does ceasing to do so incur liability?”
The Volokh Conspiracy » What Should Landlords Do If a Tenant Is Accused of a Violent Crime?
“In Georgia v. Randolph, the Supreme Court held that the government cannot search the premises based on the consent of one occupant if another occupant of the same premises is present and objects to the search.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Does Georgia v. Randolph Apply to Computers?
“Surprisingly, the figures showed only 282 people were charged in premises classified as adult entertainment over the same offences.”
Statistics Prove Australians Are Safer In Strip Clubs Than Church | Impact Lab
“Use covert video or listening devices in premises or vehicles.”
“Another interesting thing about these premises is that in all three, the protagonists are up against forces that seem much bigger than the protagonist.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘premises’.
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Sonata Voacab
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National Library Agenda Summit
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2011 July
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
Words from 2009 'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past' film.
ravishing, juggle, rehearsal, in bulk, hoard, miser, detract, appendage, ordain, slick, scent, innuendo and 68 more...
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Sonata Vocab
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Sonata Vocab Hamersly
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Sonta vocab luers
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Sonata Vocab Wiesmann
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Sanata Vocab Munchel
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Sonata Vocab Trice
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Sonata Vocab
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Sonata Vocab-Randolph
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Sonata
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