Sentence examples for confiscated wealth from inspiring English sources
Over most of history, a small élite confiscated wealth from the poor.
He tried to impose his Third Universal Theory, a sort of Bedouin socialism that exalted the destruction of state bureaucracy, confiscated wealth and empowered "peoples' committees" as the sole form of government.Mr Qaddafi broke resistance to his policies with a campaign of random terror against "stray dogs", as he labelled dissidents.
It remains unclear how the government will dispose of this vast, confiscated wealth.Mr Bo's enemies will be relieved that, so far, his demise has not stirred a public backlash.
Hugh the Chanter, a medieval chronicler, claimed that the confiscated wealth of Stigand helped keep King William on the throne.
Global warming is all about confiscating wealth and power.
But the point is to allow for lower overall tax rates, not to confiscate wealth.
In the 21st century, any party that wants to redistribute would have to confiscate wealth, not just income.
Ever since, the authorities have been trying in vain to confiscate £33m of his assets.Cases such as this have led the government to set up the Assets Recovery Agency this week to confiscate wealth it believes was ill-gotten.
But the estate tax is not about confiscating wealth for redistribution, but about encouraging spending during a wealthy individual's lifetime and limiting the intergenerational transfer of wealth.
On the left, Bernie Sanders has satiated the Democratic Party base's yearning for an unabashed economic socialism to confiscate wealth from the rich to redistribute to the middle and lower classes.
After the war, Communists seized control and confiscated his wealth.
