Usually means: Legislation governing relief for impoverished.
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  1. poor law: Merriam-Webster
  2. Poor Law: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. poor law: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. poor law: Collins English Dictionary
  5. poor law: Vocabulary.com
  6. Poor-Law, Poor Law, Poor-law, poor-law: Wordnik
  7. poor law: Wiktionary
  8. poor law: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Poor law, poor law: Dictionary.com
  10. Poor Law, Poor law: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. poor law: Rhymezone
  12. poor law: FreeDictionary.org
  13. poor law: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. poor law: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. poor law: Legal dictionary

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  1. poor law: Encyclopedia

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▸ noun:  (historical) A law providing for the support of paupers at the public expense.

Similar:
poor rate, poor's roll, public assistance, pauper's funeral, in forma pauperis, out-relief, folkright, Pub. L., court poor box, policy, more...

Opposite:
wealthy law, rich law, affluent law

Phrases:
Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, Poor law union, more...

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Similar:
poor rate, poor's roll, public assistance, pauper's funeral, in forma pauperis, out-relief, folkright, Pub. L., court poor box, policy, more...

Opposite:
wealthy law, rich law, affluent law

Phrases:
Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, Poor law union, more...



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