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Corn Law

noun

, English History.
  1. any of the laws regulating domestic and foreign trading of grain, the last of which was repealed in 1846.


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Let us look at their two main measures—the new tariff and the new corn-law.

There is a perfect identity of principle, both working to the same good end, between the existing corn-law and the new tariff.

Looked at in its proper light, the Corn-law League is nothing but an abominable conspiracy against labour.

The Corn-law compels us to pay three times the value for a loaf of bread.

Let no opportunity be missed of exposing the true character of the vile and selfish agitators of the Anti-corn-law league.

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