illegal — Against or not authorized by law @ illegal contract Contract is illegal where its formation or performance is expressly forbidden by a civil or criminal statute or where penalty is imposed for doing act agreed upon. Hiltpold v. T Shirts Plus, Inc … Black's law dictionary
illegal — Against or not authorized by law @ illegal contract Contract is illegal where its formation or performance is expressly forbidden by a civil or criminal statute or where penalty is imposed for doing act agreed upon. Hiltpold v. T Shirts Plus, Inc … Black's law dictionary
interest — {{11}}interest (n.) mid 15c., legal claim or right; concern; benefit, advantage; earlier interesse (late 14c.), from Anglo Fr. interesse what one has a legal concern in, from M.L. interesse compensation for loss, noun use of L. interresse to… … Etymology dictionary
illegal interest — Usury; interest in excess of the rate allowed by law. 30 Am J Rev ed Int § 2 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Usury Rate — A rate of interest that is usually considerably above current market rates. Usury rates are often charged by unsecured lenders on loans. These rates can be illegal in some countries and situations because they often take advantage of unsuspecting … Investment dictionary
Auction rate security — An auction rate security (ARS) typically refers to a debt instrument (corporate or municipal bonds) with a long term nominal maturity for which the interest rate is regularly reset through a dutch auction. It could also refer to a preferred stock … Wikipedia
Conflict of interest — For other uses, see Conflict of Interest (disambiguation). A conflict of interest (COI) occurs when an individual or organization is involved in multiple interests, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation for an act in the other. A… … Wikipedia
Mayors Against Illegal Guns — Formation April 25, 2006[1] Website http://mayorsagainstillegalguns.org … Wikipedia
usury — Charging an illegal rate of interest. Collectively, the laws of a jurisdiction regulating the charging of interest rates. A usurious loan is one whose interest rates are determined to be in excess of those permitted by the usury laws. An illegal… … Black's law dictionary
usury — /yooh zheuh ree/, n., pl. usuries. 1. the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest. 2. an exorbitant amount or rate of interest, esp. in excess of the legal rate. 3. Obs. interest paid for the use of money. [1275 1325; ME… … Universalium
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism