رباخواری

Also known as Zinswucher

thumb|Of Usury, from Sebastian Brant|Brant's Stultifera Navis (Ship of Fools), 1494; [[woodcut attributed to Albrecht Dürer]]

AI overview

Usury historically refers to the practice of lending money and charging interest on it, which was often viewed as morally wrong or exploitative. It matters because attitudes toward usury shaped financial practices, religious teachings, and laws across centuries, influencing how societies regulated lending and protected borrowers from excessive debt.

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Key facts

UK legislation.short_title: Usury Act 1545
UK legislation.type: Act
UK legislation.parliament: Parliament of England
UK legislation.long_title: An Act Against Usurie.
UK legislation.year: 1545
UK legislation.citation: 37 Hen. 8. c. 9
UK legislation.royal_assent: 24 December 1545
UK legislation.commencement: 14 October 1495
UK legislation.repeal_date: 14 October 1459
UK legislation.repealing_legislation: Usury Laws Repeal Act 1854
UK legislation.status: Repealed
UK legislation.original_text: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000017915533&seq=1060
UK legislation.use_new_UK LEG: no
UK legislation.collapsed: yes
UK legislation.replaces: Usury Act 1487
UK legislation.territorial_extent: England and Wales