usury
usury n. (1)(古法)利息 源于英格兰古法，其最初含义与现在使用的「利息」〔interest〕一词相同，即作为贷款对价的定期支付。 (2)高利；高利贷 在现代，该词是指高于法律规定利率的利息，或指以违法高利率而收取利息。而那些规定高利贷合同〔usurrious contract〕为无效合同的法律就被称为高利贷法〔usury laws〕。高利贷即指其利息高于高利贷法限制的贷款。 (→legal interest)
USURY
usury
usury (yoo-zh[schwa]-ree), n. 1. Historically, the lending of money with interest. 2. Today, the charging of an illegal rate of interest. 3. An illegally high rate of interest. — Also termed illegal interest; unlawful interest. [Cases: Banks and Banking 181; Building and Loan Associations 33; Usury 1. C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§ 470, 680–681; Building