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n. A contract that imposes an illegally high interest rate on the repayment of a debt.See also usury, loan-sharking.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
usurious contract
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usurious contract — See usury … Ballentine's law dictionary
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Usuriousness — Usurious U*su ri*ous (?; 277), a. [From {Usury}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant interest for the use of money; as, a usurious person. [1913 Webster] 2. Partaking of usury; containing or involving usury; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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