usury in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Previously usury had been seen as a lack of charity.
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He himself was extremely rich (probably from usury).
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The interest-free loans proposed by binary economics are compatible with the traditional opposition of the Abrahamic religions to usury.
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The church in these times said that using money as an end in itself (usury) was a sin.
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It was argued that the usury laws had been abolished for the whole of the community except only for the pawnbroker who advanced less than 10.
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The limits on personal liability afforded by incorporation are seen as a form of usury in this sense, as is insurance.
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For example, it is known that it relieved tax for widows and orphans, and protected the poor from the usury of the rich.
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Trade exchanges money for goods and usury creates money from money.
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The movement likewise opposes the restriction of economic activities to financial ventures and usury.
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Today, usury commonly is the charging of unreasonable or relatively high rates of interest.
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