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1. Usury: USURY u'-zhu-ri: 1. In the Old Testament: The Hebrew law concerning exaction of interest upon loans was very humane. Hebrews were to lend to their brethren without interest (Exodus 22:25; Leviticus 25:36; Deuteronomy 23:19). This ... [100%] 1915-01-01
2. Usury: Usury is the fee, denominated in money, for the use (loan) of money. It is often considered to mean lending money at interest, but it also covers extending credit at interest. [100%] 2023-03-04 [Law] [Legal Terms]...
3. Usury: Usury (/ˈjuːʒəri/) is the practice of making unethical or immoral monetary loans that unfairly enrich the lender. The term may be used in a moral sense—condemning, taking advantage of others' misfortunes—or in a legal sense, where an interest ... (Finance) [100%] 2023-12-15 [Interest]
4. Usury: In modern language this term denotes a rate of interest greater than that which the law or public opinion permits; but the Biblical law, in all dealings among Israelites, forbids all "increase" of the debt by reason of lapse of ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
5. Usury: Usury (/ˈjuːʒəri/) is the practice of making unethical or immoral loans that unfairly enrich the lender. The term may be used in a moral sense—condemning taking advantage of others' misfortunes—or in a legal sense, where an interest rate ... (Loans with unfairly high interest rate) [100%] 2024-01-01 [Usury] [Medieval economics]...
6. Usury: Usury originally was the charging of interest on loans (any interest) or a fee for the use of money. It actually became an offense to practice usury in 1179 that was punishable by excommunication, and later by death, until the ... [100%] 2024-01-07 [Antisemitism] [Christianity]...
7. Usury: An ancient legal conception, it has been said, corresponds not to one but to several modern conceptions; and the proposition is equally true when economic is substituted for legal. Until quite recent times the term "usury" (Lat. usura, use, enjoyment ... [100%] 2022-09-02
8. Postell National League of Cities v. Usury: National League of Cities v. Usury was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court on June 24, 1976, that held that Congress cannot regulate the labor market within the states because the Tenth Amendment prohibits Congress from regulating ... [37%] 2022-11-05