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  1. Sumptuary Laws: Laws that restrict individual expenditures as to food, clothing, etc. In the Mishnah several expensive customs are abolished by reason of evil times which had come over Israel (Soṭah ix. During the war of Vespasian the use of crowns by ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]

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  1. Sumptuary: Sumptuary LAWS, those laws intended to limit or regulate the private expenditure of the citizens of a community. They may be dictated by political, or economic, or moral considerations. They have existed both in ancient and in modern states. [90%] 2022-09-02
  2. Laws (dialogue): The Laws (Greek: Νόμοι, Nómoi; Latin: De Legibus) is Plato's last and longest dialogue. The conversation depicted in the work's twelve books begins with the question of who is given the credit for establishing a civilization's laws. (Dialogue) [50%] 2024-01-09 [Philosophy of law]

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