But apart from the land forfeited, which is but a part of the account, if ever men were engaged in a just and righteous cause it was this, he asserts. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11] Reference
"forfeited" -- which of course meant that they should be set free. From Wordnik.com. [Abraham Lincoln and the Union; a chronicle of the embattled North] Reference
Some of those who had property 'forfeited' were never charged with any crime. From Wordnik.com. [Shira bat Sarah] Reference
He forfeited it when he brought out that other mare. From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills] Reference
The remaining sum is forfeited back to your employer. From Wordnik.com. [Health-Care Savings Series—Day 6: Use tax-free accounts to stretch your health dollar] Reference
Denman had proved false, the smuggler had forfeited his word. From Wordnik.com. [The Dock Rats of New York] Reference
I told you once that I had forfeited my claim to the good things in life. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
"Thou hast now forfeited thy hopes of return," said the princess, slowly. From Wordnik.com. [Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends] Reference
He had shamed the office with behavior that forfeited his claims to privacy. From Wordnik.com. [Private Lives, Public Matters] Reference
For too long, we in many countries have forfeited our own control over our governments. From Wordnik.com. [Alan W. Silberberg: Gov 2.0 is Getting Cool!] Reference
And by being at the mall in the first place, I have already forfeited most of my options. From Wordnik.com. [The Problem with Kanye West's Travel Site] Reference
Both have forfeited the youthful idealism that fueled their night together a decade before. From Wordnik.com. [THE DIVINE MISS DELPY] Reference
They have forfeited any financial security before they have even begun their financial lives. From Wordnik.com. [Going For Broke] Reference
The people of this country have forfeited all right to a voice in the councils of the nation. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
And ultimately, he forfeited his considerable power, standing and moral authority as a result. From Wordnik.com. [Varia: Exiled to Rome] Reference
Just where exactly do the Israeli 'settlers' who have forfeited their rights to exist, reside?. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Rosh Hashanah's Global Message: Embrace Your Common Humanity or Perish] Reference
He had been my first friend in Africa, and I had forfeited his regard through no fault of mine. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
Under the terms agreed to, a player would have forfeited his retainer while he played elsewhere. From Wordnik.com. [Malaise in Pakistan team can be traced to money, or the lack of it] Reference
Many of us have families dependent on us for support, and are suffering for our forfeited wages. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
By standing up, we forfeited speed but freed two limbs for fashion-ing weapons and hurling things. From Wordnik.com. [Hurling Through History] Reference
Privileges like that -- taking a walk, browsing in a store -- were things that he had forfeited long ago. From Wordnik.com. [The High Price Of Being Michael] Reference
The game shall be forfeited if a player comes too late, or does not take the bat after five minutes when "game" is called. From Wordnik.com. [Healthful Sports for Boys] Reference
No person ever became a gambler until consciously or unconsciously he forfeited wisdom and justice in his chances and risks. From Wordnik.com. [Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes] Reference
There stood the pilot, his life forfeited by any failure tending to bring disaster upon the lugger; and it was a good guarantee. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in Many Lands] Reference
Not, in the case of this small mountain town, square meters of bloodstained land regained or forfeited after years of bitter fighting. From Wordnik.com. [All Quiet, For Now, On Bosnia's Northern Front] Reference
If not, "we will have forfeited this historic chance to put our financial system on a sounder and safer path in the future," she says. From Wordnik.com. [Bernanke Tells FCIC: 'Too Big To Fail' Problem Must Be Solved] Reference
Bramham Moor, and his titles were forfeited, but were restored in the time of his grandson, who became Lord High Constable of England. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands] Reference
A federal judge entered a default judgment in favor of the government in March 2010 and the vehicles were forfeited and the case closed. From Wordnik.com. [Lorenzen Wright MURDERED? Police Investigation Homicide] Reference
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