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poor laws  

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  • POOR LAWS ARE LEGAL institutions that have historically been used to regulate and administer the treatment of the poor in many different countries. They tend to reflect the cultural and religious natures of the societies in which they were enacted. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Poor Laws]

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