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poor law

–noun
a law or system of laws providing for the relief or support of the poor at public expense.

Origin:
1745–55
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poor law  
n.  A law or system of laws providing for public relief and support of the poor.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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