More often they failed and the Roberts seized their land as security.
Leaders make citizens go to war to seize land they will never live on and to kill people who have different religions.
They learned that the government was allowed to seize private land for public works projects under the law of eminent domain.
In their attempts to seize his lands, however, they were largely unsuccessful.
He died in prison in 1493, and Ivan seized his land.
The government's power to seize private land for public use has historically been justified as benefiting the greater good.
One response has been to seize rural land for development projects that generate fees and taxes.
That body, which was still under the influence of James, attainted him and seized his lands.
Bosnia's Croatians have not attacked anyone or seized anyone's land.
Enron also asked the Bush administration to agree to seize private land for construction of more transmission towers.