Meaning Of The Word Corn Laws

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Corn Laws in American English
in England, certain laws imposing heavy duties on the importation of grain, repealed in 1846

Corn Laws in British English
plural noun: the laws introduced in Britain in 1804 to protect domestic farmers against foreign competition by the imposition of a heavy duty on foreign corn: repealed in 1846

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