demise

1. (law) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.countableuncountable

2. (countable) Death.Examples: "Earth looked her loveliest to receive my sweet sister's gentle dust; but all was harsh and sullen as her own nature when Lady Avonleigh's haughty ashes returned to their original element. Immediately after her demise, her son went abroad, and I accompanied him."Synonyms: fatality, quietus, death, celestial transfer, decease, decomposition, defunction, dematerializationcountable

3. (countable) The end of something, in a negative sense; downfall.Examples: "The lack of funding ultimately led to the project's demise."countable

4. (technology) The atmospheric disintegration of a satellite or satellite component upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere.Examples: "Relocating components to places where they receive more heating effect earlier in the reentry and even triggering a partial break-up of the satellite structure during reentry to aid demise."countableuncountable