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poor law

Noun

Meaning

a law providing support for the poor

Source: WordNet

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social security social welfare safety net public assistance income support financial aid social assistance economic assistance government aid charitable relief government welfare welfare system poverty relief inferior law need-based assistance
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law

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Also in that year, local poor law boards, with a mix of magistrates and elected "guardians" took over the health and social welfare functions of the grand juries. Source: Internet

The National Assistance Act 1948 formally abolished the poor law, and gave a minimum income to those not paying national insurance. Source: Internet

When I read that, it took me back to Jeremy Bentham’s discussion on the Poor Law, which resonates for me as a historian of economic and political thought who has researched these issues extensively. Source: Internet

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