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Noun Concept
Categories: All articles that may contain original research, Negative Mitzvoth, long volume value, Medieval economics, Property crimes
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usury  Islamic views on usury  lucrum cessans  Ursery  usery
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The act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest WordNet 3.0
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The act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Usury is the practice of making unethical or immoral loans that unfairly enrich the lender. Wikipedia
The practice of lending money with exorbitant interest rates in excess of any legal or fair rates. OmegaWiki
An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally. Wiktionary
Exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
lending
profession
usurer
predatory lending
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Otto's encyclopedia
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
FIELD OF THIS OCCUPATION
usury
HAS QUALITY
maltreatment
evil
greed
MAIN REGULATORY TEXT
Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch
Strafgesetzbuch
USAGE DOMAIN
disparagement
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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usury
Wikipedia
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usury
Wikidata
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usury
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usury
OmegaWiki
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Wikipedia Redirections
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Islamic views on usury, lucrum cessans, Ursery, usery, Usuary, Usurary, usurers, usurious, Usury Act 1487, Usury Act 1495, Usury Act 1545, Usury in Islam, usury law, Very high interest rate loan

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