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sumptuary ADJ

sumptuary expenses ECON

sumptuary tax ECON

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In some old statutes, very curious sumptuary regulations as to women's dress occur.
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Guild controlled systems of production and distribution, and the sumptuary laws made clothing both hard to come by and expensive for the common people.
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The ceramic vessel, which has slightly divergent cylindrical walls, a flat bottom, black spots and a red slip on its bottom, was associated with other sumptuary objects.
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They enacted sumptuary laws limiting hairstyle, dress, and accessories.
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Throughout history, societies have used sumptuary laws for a variety of purposes.
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We are opposed to all sumptuary laws, as an interference with the individual rights of the citizen.
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However, the extent to which simple violation of sumptuary laws represents true civil disobedience aimed at legal and/or social reform varies widely.
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At the times of passing these sumptuary laws, the trade interests of women were protected by the legislature.
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As with all sumptuary laws, the degree to which these laws were followed and enforced varied greatly.
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Numerous ancient laws dealt with trade and sumptuary matters.
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