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Loan Shark
LOAN SHARKA person who lends money in exchange for its repayment at an interest rate that exceeds the percentage approved by law and who uses intimidating methods or threats of force in order to obtain repayment. In most jurisdictions usury laws regulate the charging of interest rates. Loan sharking violates these laws, and in many states it is punishable as a criminal offense. The usual penalty imposed is a fine, imprisonment or both. |
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"Loan Shark." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Loan Shark." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437702752.html "Loan Shark." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437702752.html |
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loan shark
loan shark • n. inf., often derog. a moneylender who charges extremely high rates of interest, typically under illegal conditions. DERIVATIVES: loan·shark·ing / ˈlōnˌshärking/ n. |
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"loan shark." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "loan shark." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-loanshark.html "loan shark." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-loanshark.html |
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loan shark
loan shark •arc, ark, Bach, bark, barque, Braque, Clark, clerk, dark, embark, hark, impark, Iraq, Ladakh, Lamarck, lark, macaque, marc, mark, marque, narc, nark, Newark, park, quark, sark, shark, snark, spark, stark, Vlach
•matriarch, patriarch
•tanbark • ringbark • stringy-bark
•Offenbach • ironbark • oligarch
•salesclerk • titlark • skylark
•meadowlark • woodlark • mudlark
•landmark • checkmark • Denmark
•benchmark • waymark • trademark
•seamark • Bismarck • telemark
•tidemark • Kitemark • pockmark
•Ostmark • hallmark • Goldmark
•Deutschmark • bookmark • footmark
•earmark • watermark • birthmark
•anarch • car park • skatepark
•ballpark
•Petrarch, tetrarch
•hierarch, squirearch
•exarch • Pesach • loan shark
•Plutarch • aardvark
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"loan shark." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "loan shark." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-loanshark.html "loan shark." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-loanshark.html |
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