premises

/ ˈprɛmɪsɪz /

plural noun

1. a piece of land together with its buildings, esp considered as a place of business

2. law

   1. (in a deed, etc) the matters referred to previously; the aforesaid; the foregoing

   2. the introductory part of a grant, conveyance, etc

3. law (in the US) the part of a bill in equity that states the names of the parties, details of the plaintiff's claims, etc

Example Sentences

And then a dose of tax cuts—above all on the stamp duty charged on house purchases, but also on a form of premises tax paid by businesses, among others.

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Mathis renamed the church the Nashville Church of Christ in 2018 and claimed to have launched an online ministry, but didn’t hold church services on the premises.

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The police forces were all asked by the BBC about offences with bladed weapons they had recorded on school premises in the past few years.

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Police swept the premises at the hospital just after 7 a.m. after receiving a 911 call reporting a shooting, according to a department spokesperson.

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He added they regularly received phone calls from the school to say the girl had locked herself in the bathroom or left the premises.

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