William was not entitled, under the circumstances, to infer any surrender of parliamentary control over the forfeitures from mere parliamentary inaction.
Macaulay supposed William to be speaking of the whole of the forfeitures as not justly applicable to the public debt.
Even if it could be shown that the proportion of the royal grants to the total forfeitures was unduly magnified through an over-estimate of the value of the former, I cannot see that it would affect the merits of the case.
It is very probable, indeed it may be said to be certain, that the total value of these forfeitures was grossly exaggerated by the commissioners; it is possible that it was to some extent wilfully exaggerated for party purposes.
It would have been not so much injudicious as absurd on William's part to "hint" that the Irish forfeitures "could not justly be applied to the discharge of the public debts.
The 13th section repeals a private act for conferring vast estates on Lord Albemarle out of the forfeitures on the Restoration.
The explanation of all these forfeitures and reductions of forfeitures belongs to political history.
Statutory forfeitures in some cases extend to specific chattels, e.
The royal rights to forfeitures arising within particular areas were frequently granted by charter to corporations or individuals.
These are all the forfeitures worked by the highest crimes known to the law.
In 1568 a scheme was devised which tempted the Adventurers, made little demand on the exchequer--Elizabeth always argued that Ireland ought to pay for itself--but involved forfeitures on a large scale.
By this means he obtained more than sufficient for the actual expenditure; in the meantime accumulating additional treasure by forfeitures from rebels and fines for transgression of the law.
It was also enacted, that every one should swear to the perpetual maintenance and support of the forfeitures and attainders, and of all the other acts passed during this parliament.
On the last rebellion, in 1745, in Scotland, several forfeitures were incurred.
Amount of cash received from fines and forfeitures imposed by the courts of justice.
Such a proceeding had not the palliation that it ruined a personal enemy, or crushed a rival party in the state, or brought great forfeitures into the exchequer; it was a mere fantastic trick played before high heaven to make the angels weep.
Charge of prosecution to be borne out of the king's part of seizures, forfeitures and penalties.
I had scarce credited the story, and was pleased to hear it confirmed by the very person; though it was not quite so remarkable as it was reported, for both forfeitures were in the same manor.
I had scarce credited the story, and was pleased to hear it confirmed by the very person: though it was not quite so remarkable as it was reported, for both forfeitures were in the same manor.
The practice of extorting money by benevolences was declared illegal, while grants of pardons and remissions of forfeitures reversed in some measure the policy of terror by which Edward at once held the country in awe and filled his treasury.
The royal treasury was not only relieved from the drain which had left the crown at the mercy of the Third Estate; it was filled as it had never been filled before by the forfeitures and confiscations of the civil war.
Forfeitures of goods and chattels ensued not only on attainder, but on conviction for a felony of any kind, or on flight from justice, and had no relation backwards to the time of the offence committed.
These forfeitures related back to the time of the offence committed.
Canonical Hour, the Mass of the Virgin Mary, or for the Defunct, a Penny: All which Forfeitures were to be deducted out of their Sallary, and divided among those Vicars that duly attend these Duties.
A reckless system of forfeitures and new grants, carried out under the successive supremacies of different interests, had left an inheritance of hopeless confusion, destined to be the lasting curse of Ireland.
If forfeitureswere to be redressed, were those who were forced to sell at nominal prices, or under the pressure of innumerable fines, to have no redress?
Not paying duties was punishable by various forfeitures of money.
Persons convicted of buying or receiving such materials shall suffer like penalties and forfeitures as one convicted of embezzling or purloining such materials.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "forfeitures" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
