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poor law

/pʊə lɔː/

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/pʊə lɔː/C1formalbritishlegalobsolete
  • ruИсторическая система законов в Англии и Уэльсе, действовавшая с XVI по XX век, которая обеспечивала помощь бедным, обычно через работные дома или внешнюю помощь. Этот термин в настоящее время считается устаревшим в современном юридическом и социальном контексте.

A historical system of laws in England and Wales, dating from the 16th to the 20th century, that provided relief for the poor, typically through workhouses or outdoor relief. The term is now considered obsolete in modern legal and social contexts.

  1. Historical welfare legislationC1formalbritish

    A system of laws in England and Wales, and later other parts of the UK, that provided relief for the poor, primarily from the 16th to the 20th century.

    ruЗакон о бедных

    • The Poor Law of 1601 established parish-based relief for the destitute.
    • The 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act introduced workhouses as a condition for receiving aid.
    • Historians debate the social impact of the Poor Law system on the working class.