Sentence examples for directly confiscated from inspiring English sources

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A year later, "La Hamaca" is still being held by Sotheby's, awaiting a settlement between the competing claimants -- a familiar standoff for works of art from Cuba that were lost, abandoned or directly confiscated as Fidel Castro's government took control.

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"The last time the Chinese security department sent officers to arrest me directly," he says, "they also confiscated my office equipment.

When John heard of the change of sides, he confiscated all of Neville's lands held directly from the king on 8 July 1216.

They do not disagree that the department should benefit from confiscated contraband, they just think that they should directly benefit also.

Unlike criminal forfeiture, which requires that a person be convicted of an offense before his or her property is confiscated, civil forfeiture amounts to a lawsuit filed directly against a possession, regardless of its owner's guilt or innocence.

In response to the outcry, Schwartz said that at Chabot's next town hall meeting, scheduled for Monday, cameras will not be confiscated and individuals will be able to ask questions directly.

This plan, which would be funded in part by confiscating money directly from every single bank account in Cyprus — even the very smallest — met with instantaneous and violent opposition from the country's citizens.

But even deposits under that amount are to be taxed at 6.75 percent, meaning that Cyprus's creditors will be confiscating money directly from pensioners, workers and regular depositors to pay off the bailout tab.

This plan, which would be funded in part by confiscating money directly from every single bank account in Cyprus even the very smallest met with instantaneous and violent opposition from the country's citizens.

Businesses confiscated.

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