Concept information
Preferred term
usury laws
Definition(s)
- Usury laws are regulations that prohibit charging interest above a certain level on loans, often a specified ceiling. Usury laws were used in Biblical times as well as in ancient Greece and Rome as indicated in historical documents. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Housing; Usury Laws]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-KWL49VHL-P
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