In other words, these countries wanted to confiscate gold in exchange for superfluous paper.
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After the court case, proceedings were started to confiscate any proceeds of crime from Blenkinsop.
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This was about government allowing one private developer to confiscate land from another private party.
And Rudolph Giuliani, New York's mayor, has now introduced regulations to confiscate the licence plates of recalcitrant envoys.
Dennis Robertson's private members' bill would see officials being given beefed up powers to confiscate badges which are not being correctly used.
About 18 have been prosecuted so far in the county under new legislation which allows police to confiscate reoffenders' vehicles.
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In a recent tirade, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich threatened to confiscate individual users' hard drives if they illegally downloaded his music.
Mr Haw is alleged to have tried to hold on to a banner that police wanted to confiscate for use in evidence.
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Officers are to issue a warning that they are prepared to confiscate the cars and motorbikes of people "who persistently cause a public nuisance".
On Tuesday, the government run Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered lessors with unpaid Kingfisher debt to confiscate 15 aircraft, most of them Airbuses.
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None of the money has been recovered, although a hearing will take place later this year to discuss whether to confiscate any of the defendants' assets.
In the Ural Mountains, officials have threatened to confiscate children because a family's apartment is sparsely furnished, or the refrigerator is empty, one news site reported.
Americans are taught that it was the British soldiers sent there to confiscate weapons who opened fire, sparking the revolution that brought independence to the United States.
Mr Obama also said some gun rights advocates deliberately "ginned up fears" that the government planned to confiscate guns in order to bolster opposition to new restrictions.
Fearmongers point out that banks are no longer safe as government authorities in the European Union have signaled their willingness to confiscate funds from even insured depositors.
It says this would give police the power to confiscate vicious dogs that are unlicensed, "and hopefully we can save other family's suffering like we have gone through".
Julius Caesar, in one of the edicts changing Roman law after his takeover, gives the first example of allowing bankers to confiscate land in lieu of loan payments.
In that case, it would be up to the police to track down the new owner and ensure that they are certified properly, and if not, to confiscate the firearms.
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Mr White said that one officer claimed that under the Prevention of Terrorism Act he was within in his rights to confiscate the mobile phone on which the photos were taken.
It means police have the power to confiscate alcohol from people on streets in the Hodge Hill, Yardley, Hall Green, Longbridge, Weoley Castle areas, as well as parts of Aston and Handsworth Wood.
At Tuesday's meeting, the safety board also championed laws allowing police to confiscate a motorist's license at the time of arrest if the driver exceeds a BAC limit, or refuses to take the BAC test.
County officials also cited concerns about clerks having to register thousands of formerly legal semi-automatic weapons and renew pistol permits, as well as enforcement of provisions that could require county sheriffs' deputies to confiscate guns from owners deemed ineligible to have them.
So if one country creates an environment where those who have done well for themselves are suddenly stung with a massive hike in the money the state wants to confiscate from them, they cannot be blamed for wanting to rearrange their finances, their domicile or even their nationality.
Officers are still working to find and confiscate all the profits made by the group.
Writers at Forbes traveled a lot and we wondered if Malcolm was going to join the trend and confiscate our miles.
One bipartisan measure would have withheld federal aid to states and localities that confiscate private lands for something other than public infrastructure.
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And the government, ever sensitive to the demands of the tabloids, has promised to see if it can legally confiscate Miss Bell's share of the money for the book.
At one time, the Gulf leaders thought it would be a good idea to circulate lists of offenders and temporarily confiscate their cheque books.
In most cases they warn them to slow down and stay in control, but in extreme cases they can confiscate people's lift passes and ban them from the slopes.
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