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noun
a law or system of laws providing for the relief or support of poor people at public expense.
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Origin of poor law
First recorded in 1745–55
Words nearby poor law
poor-do, poor farm, poorhouse, poorish, Poor Joe, poor law, poorly, poor man's orange, poor mouth, poor rate, poor relation
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British Dictionary definitions for poor law
poor law
noun
English history a law providing for the relief or support of the poor from public, esp parish, funds
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