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  1. Masters (comprising the nobles, clergy,burghers, and freehold peasants) to, confiscate ,church lands, which comprised 21 % of the farmland. Gustavus took the Lutheran
  2. That the studio was manufacturing machine guns illegally. They threatened to, confiscate ,the prop guns. It took a tour of the prop room to convince them that these were
  3. A slight injury to his face in a scuffle with Chinese authorities attempting to, confiscate ,his phone. Roth later explained he had actually been telling police," I'll go
  4. Important part of the wealth of their citizens. By this method, they not only, confiscate , but they confiscate arbitrarily; and while the process impoverishes many, it
  5. The king duly passed an Act of Parliament that allowed him to suppress (and, confiscate ,the property of) any college he wished. The universities used their contacts
  6. The latter half of the 19th century British colonists used many tactics to, confiscate ,land from the indigenous Māori, including warfare. In the 1870s and 1880s
  7. Without proprietary interest *Eminent domain, the power of government to, confiscate ,private property for public use * Domain, a game published by Parker Brothers
  8. Yours without asking. " He called in the Metallica road crew, who proceeded to, confiscate ,all of Mayans' belongings, leaving him almost nude in an empty room. Napster
  9. A number of Boers fled into Swaziland. Only for the Swazi to disarm them and, confiscate ,their cattle. The end of South African presence in the area left open the
  10. That British traders were abusing the contract and began to board ships and, confiscate ,their cargoes. After very strained relations between 1727 and 1732,the
  11. This led some clubs and event organizers to search participants on entry and, confiscate ,such items due to it being evidence of drug use inside the venue. Continental
  12. Wealth of their citizens. By this method, they not only confiscate , but they, confiscate ,arbitrarily; and while the process impoverishes many, it actually enriches some
  13. In 1870 and annexed the Papal States. The new Italian government decided to, confiscate ,many properties of the Church, including the library of the Colegio. According
  14. To debauch the currency. By a continuing process of inflation, governments can, confiscate , secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens. By
  15. Area Nicaragua. However, governor Pediatrics Dávila attempted to arrest him and, confiscate ,his treasure. He was forced to flee to Santo Domingo to outfit another
  16. An important part of the wealth of their citizens. By this method they not only, confiscate , but they confiscate arbitrarily; and, while the process impoverishes many, it
  17. Which was now justified to crush the Great Peasant Revolt of 1525 and to, confiscate ,church property by Luther's Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms. This explains the
  18. Who had lived in the Iberian Peninsula for over ten centuries) in order to, confiscate ,their funds and property. It can be questioned due to the Portuguese
  19. To W. H. Holden, the man he appointed governor of North Carolina:" I intend to, confiscate ,the lands of these rich men whom I have excluded from pardon by my proclamation
  20. Were the decision of the Tunis court to ban the ex-ruling party RCD and to, confiscate ,all its resources, and a decree by the minister of the interior banning the "
  21. No soldiers were sent to the war, but Somoza did seize the occasion to, confiscate ,attractive properties held by German-Nicaraguans, the best-known of which was
  22. Have registered their firearms, the government will know exactly from whom to, confiscate ,them. Gun-control opponents argue against limits on the sale of automatic
  23. Place April 19, 1775,when the British sent a force of roughly 1000 troops to, confiscate ,arms and arrest revolutionaries in Concord, Massachusetts. They clashed with
  24. Tainted" by the treason of their ancestor. Furthermore, Congress may, confiscate ,the property of traitors, but that property must be inheritable at the death of
  25. With these decrees, the police had the authority to conduct searches, confiscate ,property, and arrest and detain people without allowing either a hearing or a
  26. Rule combination: Previously the government might need to search every house to, confiscate ,guns, and such a search would violate the Fourth Amendment to the United States
  27. Gained control of Canada. He issued orders to seize the Christians in Canada, confiscate ,their estates, and deport them to Seringapatam, the capital of his empire
  28. However, fearing that the occupiers would carry out reprisals against them or, confiscate ,the landowners' estates. The nationalistic Get chieftains and the Took
  29. Returned to Panama where Governor Pedro Arias Dávila tried to arrest him and, confiscate ,his treasure, some 90,000 pesos of gold. González escaped to Santo Domingo. It
  30. Accomplish that subject. " He issued orders to seize the Christians in Canada, confiscate ,their estates, and deport them to Seringapatam, the capital of his empire
  31. Power could assume full control of the now Anglican hierarchy and, confiscate ,most church property and income. Taken literally or strictly, theocracy means
  32. Placing wagers, hosting an event, etc. It is common for law enforcement to, confiscate ,property associated with any cockfighting activity. Europe Spain Cockfighting
  33. Back the former royal domains in their provinces, and they persuaded Andrew to, confiscate ,the estates of the barons who had taken part in the conspiracy against their
  34. Administration of the city, which included the power to detain people and, confiscate ,property. The institution of the eponym as well as the formula Isaiah Assure
  35. Eye to an invasion by sea, but made it clear that he would disavow them and, confiscate ,all their English lands should Billion and his friends fail. The 'Disinherited
  36. Allowed to marry at all. Isabella's flouting of this law caused the Council to, confiscate ,her dower lands and stop the payment of her pension. Isabella and her husband
  37. Power in Egypt if the current government did not forgo parliamentary elections, confiscate ,the group's main financiers' possessions, and detain group figureheads
  38. For Richard against him would be guilty of treason. Thus, Henry could legally, confiscate ,the lands and property of Richard III while restoring his own. However, he
  39. Of the Reich Main Security Office (Science and Research) whose duties were to, confiscate ,valuable items from Jewish libraries. The Eichmann Sonderkommando was attached
  40. Discover files on Iraq's hidden nuclear weapons program. Iraqi officials, confiscate ,documents from UN weapons inspectors, refusing to allow them to leave the site
  41. Is no doubt that Alexander VI liked to eliminate any cardinal and immediately, confiscate ,his property, there is no sufficient evidence on the methods used in these
  42. Lincoln signed the Confiscation Act that authorized judiciary proceedings to, confiscate ,and free slaves who were used to support the Confederate war effort. In late
  43. The wealth of their citizens. By this method they not only confiscate , but they, confiscate ,arbitrarily; and, while the process impoverishes many, it actually enriches
  44. Of inflation, said " By a continuous process of inflation, governments can, confiscate , secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens. By
  45. Instead, it is argued, the agency could have done nothing to track down and, confiscate ,what medication remained in the public’s hands. President Franklin Delano
  46. Sentiment introduced by imperial Japan. The Japanese government attempted to, confiscate ,and redistribute tribal land into personal ownership during World War II, and
  47. Seminole Tribe in Florida. These compacts have been used by state officials to, confiscate ,Indian casino revenue which serves as a" special" tax on Indian reservations.
  48. Policies as to destroy feudalism on the basis of land to the tiller, to, confiscate , all foreign and domestic economic establishments with a monopolistic character
  49. Now Foreign Minister) Kevin Rudd reported that US Customs officials tried to, confiscate ,his supply of Vegemite as he entered the U. S., but this appears to have been a
  50. To detect and investigate corruption and money-laundering offenses and can also, confiscate ,the proceeds of corruption and money laundering. Corruption is not seen as an

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