English Explanatory Dictionary

corn law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the tariffs and protectionist regulations on imported grain and other foodstuffs enforced in the United Kingdom from 1815 until their abolition in 1846.

Word forms

corn law corn laws corn-law cornlaw
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