usurious in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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usurious [Brit juːˈʒʊərɪəs, juːˈzjʊrɪəs, Am juˈʒʊriəs] ADJ form

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Where high interest rates are considered usurious, unsecured loans are either not made at all, or are made by loan sharks unafraid of the law.
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International law permits a sovereign state to refuse to pay all illegal, usurious and unauthorised debts leading a people and a country to bankruptcy. c.
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However, around the necks of the other usurious sinners are found purses emblazoned with their family coat of arms.
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Merchants, finding a sellers' market, extracted extraordinary profits through inflated prices and usurious credit terms.
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The court further held that the company was charging usurious rates of interest to its customers.
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The "datu", themselves being forced to pay tribute, started fining their "timawa" harshly for arbitrary reasons or else lent them money at usurious interest rates.
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The loan was set at the usurious rate of 5.7 percent.
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Caps on interest rates also protect against usurious lending practices and can be used to guard against the exploitation of vulnerable members of society.
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He was especially concerned about interest, which could often reach usurious levels.
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He showed himself especially skilful in exposing the practises of usurious money-lenders.
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