7 sentences with 'confiscated'
Example sentences and phrases with the word confiscated and other words derived from it.
• « In 81 BC, Lucius Cornelius Sulla was made dictator; he greatly strengthened the power of the Senate at the expense of the Plebeian Assembly, had his enemies in Rome murdered and their property confiscated, and then retired to a life of debauchery on his private property (and soon died of an illness he contracted). »
• « This period of Catholic triumph saw Emperor Ferdinand II issue an Edict of Restitution in 1629 demanding the return of all Church lands confiscated since the Reformation - this was hugely disturbing, as at that time these lands had been in the hands of different states for over 80 years! »
• « Meanwhile, Portugal's overseas empire was progressively reduced as its colonies and factories were confiscated or handed over to the Dutch and British in the 17th century. »
• « Having already broken with the Catholic Church - and confiscated much of its property - the National Assembly now created a momentous precedent for religious tolerance. Religion was officially stripped of its political value for the first time in European history. »
• « In New Hampshire, soldiers seized Fort William and Mary and confiscated guns and cannon there. New England prepared for war. »
• « Under the terms of the treaty, the various states were encouraged to refrain from persecuting loyalists and to return their confiscated property. »
• « The Working Men's Party also advocated an end to debt imprisonment, a common practice whereby a debtor who could not pay was imprisoned and his tools and property, if he had any, were confiscated. »