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61shylock — Moneylender, especially one who charges exorbitant interest rates (Shylock is a character in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice). See also pound of flesh …
62juice racket — n. a racket where exorbitant interest is charged on loans. (Underworld.) □ The cops got one of the leaders of the juice racket. □ The juice racket is no picnic, I guess …
63juice man — Slang. 1. an extortionist. 2. See loan shark. [1960 65, Amer.] * * * juice man, U.S. Slang. a person who lends money at exorbitant interest rates; a loan shark …
64LIPPOLD — (d. 1573), Court Jew to Joachim II (1535–71), elector of Brandenburg. When in 1556 he was appointed supervisor of Brandenburg Jewry and collector of all monies paid by it to the court for ten years, the elector called him our beloved, faithful… …
65international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
66Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
67Moral Aspects of Monopoly — Moral Aspects of Monopoly † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Moral Aspects of Monopoly According to its etymology, monopoly (monopolia) signifies exclusive sale, or exclusive privilege of selling. Present usage, however, extends the term to… …
68ECONOMIC HISTORY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple period exile and restoration second temple period talmudic era muslim middle ages medieval christendom economic doctrines early modern period sephardim and ashkenazim… …
69NEW YORK CITY — NEW YORK CITY, foremost city of the Western Hemisphere and largest urban Jewish community in history; pop. 7,771,730 (1970), est. Jewish pop. 1,836,000 (1968); metropolitan area 11,448,480 (1970), metropolitan area Jewish (1968), 2,381,000… …
70conflict of laws — 1. dissimilarity or discrepancy between the laws of different legal orders, such as states or nations, with regard to the applicable legal rules and principles in a matter that each legal order wishes to regulate. 2. Also called private… …
