premises
/ˈpɹɛmɪsɪz/ noun C1- Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place. · The caretaker lives on the premises.
- The subject of a conveyance or deed.
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You, a deputy procureur, to found an accusation on such bad premises!
“I think, with your permission, I will now take a stroll round the premises.
He was a solicitor and was using my room as a temporary convenience until his new premises were ready.
It was difficult to realise as we looked at the line of fine shops and stately business premises that they really abutted on the other side upon the faded and stagnant square which we had just quitted.
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