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- noun Plural form of
usury .
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Examples
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On the contrary, It is written: “If thou lend money to any of myb people that is poor, that dwelleth with thee, thou shalt not be hard upon them as an extortioner, nor oppress them with usuries.”
The Political Ideas of St. Thomas Aquinas Dino Bigongiari 1997
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If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor, that dwelleth with thee, thou shalt not be hard upon them as an extortioner, nor oppress them with usuries.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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Had he been a Jew, his greed, his miserly ways, his usuries, would have been stigmatized as Jewish traits, but being a devout Catholic he was spoken of as "Drentell, the financier."
Rabbi and Priest A Story Milton Goldsmith
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He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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Neither have various other usuries been included, such as high interest or payment of expenses in case of delays, all of which go to swell the gain that a Bisáya considers his right and his privilege when he has to deal with beings whom he hardly classes as men.
The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir John M. Garvan
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Bristol for his usuries, and when the Jew refused to pay he ordered one of his teeth to be drawn daily until he should pay.
Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View Calvin Elliott
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He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 21: Psalms The Challoner Revision
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He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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Their usuries, which had hitherto been counted dishonest gain, were henceforth to be honorable, and they esteemed as patriots.
Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View Calvin Elliott
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If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor, that dwelleth with thee, thou shalt not be hard upon them as an extortioner, nor oppress them with usuries.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 02: Exodus The Challoner Revision
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