loansharking

loansharking
(Committing crimes as a loan shark, committing usury (loaning money at excessive rate of interest) especially when collecting under threat of violence.)

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  • loansharking — n. The act of lending money at excessively high interest. See also extort, usury The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

  • loansharking — /lohn shahr king/, n. the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest. Also, loan sharking. [1965 70, Amer.; LOAN SHARK + ING1] * * * …   Universalium

  • loansharking — loan′shark ing or loan′ shark ing n. Informal. cvb the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest • Etymology: 1910–15, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • loansharking — /ˈloʊnʃakɪŋ/ (say lohnshahking) noun the lending of money at an exorbitant rate of interest …  

  • loansharking — Practice of lending money at excessive and usurious interest rates, with the threat or employment of extortionate means to enforce repayment of the loan. Such activities are termed extortionate credit transactions under Federal Criminal Code. 18… …   Black's law dictionary

  • loansharking — Practice of lending money at excessive and usurious interest rates, with the threat or employment of extortionate means to enforce repayment of the loan. Such activities are termed extortionate credit transactions under Federal Criminal Code. 18… …   Black's law dictionary

  • loansharking — /lohn shahr king/, n. the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest. Also, loan sharking. [1965 70, Amer.; LOAN SHARK + ING1] …   Useful english dictionary

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