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poor law

/pʊə lɔː/

翻译: 英国和威尔士历史上16至20世纪实施的一套济贫法律体系,旨在为贫民提供救济,通常通过济贫院或院外救济等方式。该词在现代法律和社会语境中已属历史用语。

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/pʊə lɔː/C1formalbritishlegal已废弃
  • zh英国和威尔士历史上16至20世纪实施的一套济贫法律体系,旨在为贫民提供救济,通常通过济贫院或院外救济等方式。该词在现代法律和社会语境中已属历史用语。

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.

    zh济贫法

    • 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.