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Legislation > Sumptuary laws

Preferred term

Sumptuary laws  

Definition

  • Laws to prevent extravagance in private life by limiting expenditure for clothing, food and furniture; laws designed to regulate habits primarily on moral or religious grounds but regarded as justified under the police power of the state

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • LAWS, SUMPTUARY
  • REGULATIONS, SUMPTUARY

Notation

  • 113625

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-BQGGGS9T-Z

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