The process of managing the consumption of energy, generally to optimize available and planned generation resources.
Demise
Transfer of an estate by bequest or contract for a stated time period or life. Alternately, the making of a charter or lease for a specified time period.
Demised premises
Leased or rented property.
Demising clause
Provision in a lease whereby the landlord (lessor) leases and the tenant (lessee) takes the property.
Demographics
Evaluation of housing requirements based on family size, ages, occupations, marital status and other population characteristics.
Demolition
The total destruction or tearing down of a structure on a building site.
Demolition insurance
Insurance policy that indemnifies the property owner up to the limits of the policy against fire or other hazard requiring the total destruction and removal of the structure.
Demountable
Removable.
Demountable partition
A moveable partition.
Demurrer
A legal motion by a defendent to object to the sufficiency of the facts of a judicial pleading; to dismiss an action on the grounds that there is no apparent equity violation; that the court has no jurisdiction to rule or that the suit is insufficient to be considered by the court. Basically, it is an answer that states that there is not sufficient cause for the matter to be considered by the court.
