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regrating
regrating, vbl. n. (rɪˈgreɪtɪŋ) [f. regrate v.2 + -ing1.] The action of the vb.a 1550 Vox Populi 41 in Hazl. E.P.P. III. 269 Suche and suche, That of late are made riche,..By grasyng and regratinge. 1596 Spenser State Irel. Wks. (Globe) 681/2 By such engrossing and regrating we see the dearthe that ...
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Engrossing (law)
Engrossing, forestalling and regrating were marketing offences in English, Welsh and Irish common law. Another repealing act was required in 1844 when the Forestalling, Regrating, etc.
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regratingly
† reˈgratingly, adv. Obs. rare—1. [f. regrate v.2] In a regrating manner; after the manner of a regrater.c 1550 Lyndesay Peder Coffeis 15 He lokis thame vp in to his innis Vnto ane derth, and sellis thair eggis, Regraitandly on thame he wynnis.
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Badger (occupation)
prescribed penalties against the offences of engrossing (speculative accumulation), forestalling (buying produce before it was offered in market), and regrating
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regratery
† reˈgratery Obs. rare. Also 4 -orie, 4–5 ry(e, 6 -ary. [ad. OF. regraterie (1218): see regrate v.2 and -ery.] The practice of regrating.1362 Langl. P. Pl. A. iii. 74 Brewesters, Bakers..recheþ [v.r. richen] þorw Regratorie [v.rr. regraterye, regratrye] and Rentes hem buggeþ. 1452 Cal. Anc. Rec. Dub...
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regrate
▪ I. † reˈgrate, n.1 Sc. Obs. Also 5–6 regrait. [f. regrate v.1, or a. OF. *regrat, var. of regret regret n.] 1. Lamentation, complaint; expression of grief, distress, or sorrow. Also with a and pl.c 1375 Sc. Leg. Saints xvi. (Magdalene) 468 Þat gret pitte wes to here his regrat & sorowful chere. 14...
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Market reforms of Alauddin Khalji
Ban on regrating
Alauddin banned regrating, the practice of buying goods at a lower price and selling them at a higher price. If any regrating was discovered in a particular territory, the officials in-charge were answerable to the throne.
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kiddier
ˈkiddier Obs. exc. dial. Also kidder. [Origin obscure.] One who buys provisions from the producers and takes them to market to sell; = badger n.1 (q.v.). By the statute of 1552 the kiddier required a licence, and was forbidden to keep the provisions he bought for more than a month. Such carriers wer...
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United Kingdom competition law
such victuals be many times enhanced and raised by the Greedy Covetousness and Appetites of the Owners of such Victuals, by occasion of ingrossing and regrating
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mis-serve
mis-ˈserve, v. Now rare. [In early use a. OF. messervir (see mis-2); later f. mis-1 1 + serve v.] 1. trans. To serve badly or unfaithfully; to do a disservice to.1340 Ayenb. 20 Þench hou uele ziþe þou hest misserued oure lhord Jesu crist. 1390 Gower Conf. III. 224 Of that the king his god misserveth...
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engross
engross, v. (ɛnˈgrəʊs) Forms: α. 4 engrosy, 5–7 engrose, 6–7 engrosse, 5 engroce, 5– engross. β. 5–8 ingrosse, 5–7 ingrose, (5 ingroos), 5–6 ingroce. [Three distinct formations, from elements ultimately identical. (1) In senses 1–2 a. AF. engrosse-r (med.L. ingrossāre) to write in large letters, f. ...
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List of Acts of the Parliament of England to 1483
Act 1844
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31 Edw. 3 Stat. 3
(Herrings: salt fish of Blakeney) cc. 1, 2 — repealed by Forestalling, Regrating, etc. No man shall enter into a bargain of herring until the first chapman have done with it. — repealed by Forestalling, Regrating, etc.
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badger
▪ I. badger, n.1 (ˈbædʒə(r)) Forms: 5 bager, 7 (?) bodger, budger, 5– badger. [See badge v.2, and note below.] One who buys corn and other commodities and carries them elsewhere to sell; an itinerant dealer who acts as a middleman between producer (farmer, fisherman, etc.) and consumer; a cadger, ha...
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Delhi Sultanate
Bans were instituted against hoarding and regrating, granaries were nationalized and limits were placed on the amount of grain that could be used by cultivators
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List of Acts of the Parliament of England, 1485–1601
An Act against Forestalling and Regrating of Fish.
(Worsteds) c. 5. An Act for Calendering of Worsteds.
Buggery Act 1533 c. 6.
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