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RACK-RENT

\ɹˈakɹˈɛnt], \ɹˈakɹˈɛnt], \ɹ_ˈa_k_ɹ_ˈɛ_n_t]\

Definitions of RACK-RENT

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A rent of the full value of the tenement, or near it. 2 Bl. Comm. 43.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

n. An annual rent raised to the utmost.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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