usury

The interest of usury is unfairly high.

He used to practise usury frequently.

The practice of usury is illegal in many countries.

He fell into a cycle of debt due to usury.

Usury can lead to financial ruin for many individuals.

Borrowers should be aware of the risks associated with usury.

The government implemented strict regulations to prevent usury.

Usury is often seen as unethical and exploitative.

Many people turn to usury out of desperation.

Usury can trap individuals in a cycle of poverty.

The company was accused of engaging in usury practices.

Usury is a form of predatory lending that preys on vulnerable populations.

To comply with sharia prohibitions on usury, these instruments involve direct ownership of assets rather than interest-bearing debt.

That way, they could practise their usury.

He really believed that that was usury by Islamic law.

That is a deduction from Jeremy Bentham's theory about usury.

This regulation, instead of preventing, has been found from experience to increase the evil of usury.

I reckon he thinks they'd get him on the usury law if he netted more than eight percent.

Name Withheld From the Ethicist: Certain religious traditions do object to lending at interest, which was the original meaning of usury.

Under former President Trump, payday lenders could charge interest rates in excess of what states allowed and avoid state usury laws by working with a commercial bank.

Gerard Malynes stated, giving detailed reason for his assertion, that 'Plenty of money decreaseth usury in price or rate' (Lex Mercatoria and Maintenance of Free Trade, 1622).

Old Monsieur de la Bertelliere called an investment an extravagance, and thought he got better interest from the sight of his gold than from the profits of usury.