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premises

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plural noun

a piece of land together with its buildings, esp considered as a place of business
law
1. (in a deed, etc) the matters referred to previously; the aforesaid; the foregoing
2. the introductory part of a grant, conveyance, etc
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

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Ms Mulvanny said a search of the defendant's home found a number of knives, several of which had been hidden around the premises.

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One of the premises of conservation biology is that all species have value.

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A BBC building in Belfast city centre was placed into lockdown for a short time after a group of protesters made their way onto the premises on Tuesday morning.

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Police are still investigating some of the incidents relating to theft and damage of defibrillators at Mr Finch's businesses premises.

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“We urge you to end any efforts to conduct ‘welfare checks’ on school premises and to ensure that ICE agents do not attempt to visit or enter schools without a warrant.”

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