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ˈPoor Law N Brit hist

Armengesetzgebung f (im England des 19. Jahrhunderts)

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

there's one law for the rich and another for the poor saying

wer Geld hat, [der] hat auch das Gesetz auf seiner Seite

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Elections to urban and rural district councils, and for urban poor law guardians took place on the same date as those for parish councils. en.wikipedia.org

Sanitary districts were themselves based on the poor law unions, and frequently contained areas in more than one county. en.wikipedia.org

The costs of the Poor Law fell primarily on the local landlords, who in turn attempted to reduce their liability by evicting their tenants. en.wikipedia.org

The aim is to digitally store parish records, Poor Law documents, and school admission records up to 1911. en.wikipedia.org

These were committees set up in each parish which were responsible for Poor Law administration. en.wikipedia.org

Collectively, poor law unions and poor law parishes were known as poor law districts. en.wikipedia.org

For poor law purposes district electoral divisions replaced the civil parishes in the mid-nineteenth century. en.wikipedia.org

This meant that public housing, unlike health and income maintenance, developed outside the scope of the Poor Law. en.wikipedia.org

Its definition came about as a result of the Poor Law. en.wikipedia.org

For example, parishes carried out the duties required by the poor law. en.wikipedia.org

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