USURP

To seize the control of something from another. Mutiny. To overthrow. To overcome the authority or impact of another. … [Read more...] about USURP

In excess of the maximum allowable rate of interest permissible by law. Contracts or agreements that pertain to usury. … [Read more...] about USURIOUS

One who engages in usury. … [Read more...] about USURER

In old English law. A usurer. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 52, … [Read more...] about USURARIUS

Lat. In the civil law. Money given for the use of money; interest. Commonly used in the plural, "usurce," Dig. 22, 1. Usura manifesta. Manifest or open usury ; as distinguished from usura velata, veiled or concealed usury, which consists in giving a bond for the loan, in the amount of which is included the stipulated interest.? Usura maritima. Interest taken on bottomry or … [Read more...] about USURA