usurious contract

usurious contract
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. . 2000.

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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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