what is usury?
"practice of making loans that are seen as unfairly enriching the lender[..]taking advantage of others' misfortunes[..]ancient Christian, Jewish, and Islamic societies, usury meant the charging of interest of any kind, and was considered wrong, or was made illegal[..]Catholic Church in medieval Europe[..]regarded the charging of interest at any rate as sinful"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usury
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