giving over

We talked about Anthony Joyce's giving over trade and that he intends to live in lodgings, which is a very mad, foolish thing.

The plan of giving over a colony to a merchant, or a company of merchants, was not new.

The giving over to pillage of a town or place, even when taken by assault, is forbidden (article 7).

To this he added some expressions which cut off all hopes of his giving over his mad design.

His life had early been embittered by continual giving over and giving way to Will.