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Oppression

Oppression, the trampling upon or bearing down a person, under pretence

Unreasonably burdensome unjustly severe rigorous or harsh as oppressive taxes oppressive exactions of service an oppressive game law

oppression : an unjust or excessive exercise of power: as a

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In a manner oppressive, means manner which is burdensome, harsh and wrongful, Needle Industries

maintain the cause of the poor, and to stop the oppressions of the rich. He also revived many of the obsolete

summary relief upon motion has in most cases of evident oppression been granted, and this occasioned the remedy by audita querela

any action brought merely for the sake of annoyance or oppression, see Lawrance v. Norreys, (1890) 15 App Cas 210; Haggard

took its origin hence. This hearth-money was declared a great oppression, and abolished by 1 W. & M., st. 1, c.

Extortion [fr. extorqueo, Lat., to wrest away], any oppression under colour of right, as the demanding of a more

aside a contract made by him on account of some oppression or fradulent advantage, or imposition, attendant upon it. See Scott

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