# Usury

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RCAXcbiFPecGaQxA1PnYrTk

## Labels

**Translations:**

- de-de: Wucher
- en-gb: Usury
- es-es: Usura
- es-mx: Usura
- fr-fr: Usure
- he-il: ריבית
- hi-in: ब्याज लेना
- ja-jp: 高利貸
- pt-br: Usura
- zh-cn: 高利贷

## Definition

The concept of Usury refers to the illegal act of charging excessive interest rates on loans, which is prohibited by law.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R8jYAnNATrfoBxAtIKpf72X

## See Also

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R9rifs7NjzRgsR68E9u87wA

**Deprecated:** False