Usury (n.) - "The fact or
practice of lending money at interest; esp. in later use, the practice
of charging, taking, or contrcating to receive, excessivbe or illegal rates
of interest for money on loan." [Oxford English Dictionary Oxford Univ.
Press, 1971]
The Arabic word "riba" is usually
translated as usury.
For a detailed discussion see:
"Riba
and Interest: Definitions and Implications"
by Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad,
Minaret
of Freedom Institute.
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