In the opening spring, there come rumours of forestalment, there come King's Edicts, Petitions of bakers against millers; and at length, in the month of April - troops of ragged Lackalls, and fierce cries of starvation!
Late in 1845 they moved to invade British India from a variety of motives; forestalment and self-preservation were two of them, but the thirst of the soldiers for power, natural pugnacity, and a desire on the part of the Government to involve their own Army in something other than internal strife, were greater influences.
Enacted by Act V of 1928 and effective as from the 14th May, 1928 the aim of the law is to make provision for the safeguard of revenue and the prevention of forestalment.
It was the walk which Swithin had taken in the rain when he had learnt the fatal forestalment of his stellar discovery; but now he was moved by a less desperate mood, and blamed neither God nor man.
Long destitute of credit and resources, he looked upon his appointment as the incontestable source of instant wealth, and he hesitated not to determine upon the forestalment of its profits to entertain the ‘first gentleman in England.’
Definition of forestallment in US English:
forestallment
noun
See forestall
Example sentencesExamples
In the opening spring, there come rumours of forestalment, there come King's Edicts, Petitions of bakers against millers; and at length, in the month of April - troops of ragged Lackalls, and fierce cries of starvation!
Late in 1845 they moved to invade British India from a variety of motives; forestalment and self-preservation were two of them, but the thirst of the soldiers for power, natural pugnacity, and a desire on the part of the Government to involve their own Army in something other than internal strife, were greater influences.
Enacted by Act V of 1928 and effective as from the 14th May, 1928 the aim of the law is to make provision for the safeguard of revenue and the prevention of forestalment.
It was the walk which Swithin had taken in the rain when he had learnt the fatal forestalment of his stellar discovery; but now he was moved by a less desperate mood, and blamed neither God nor man.
Long destitute of credit and resources, he looked upon his appointment as the incontestable source of instant wealth, and he hesitated not to determine upon the forestalment of its profits to entertain the ‘first gentleman in England.’