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regrating

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regrating: see engrossing engrossing, in English law, practice of acquiring a monopoly of goods in order to sell them at an inflated price. The offense was ordinarily limited to monopolies of foods. Related practices were forestalling, i.e.
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regrating
The cleaning of masonry by removing a thin surface layer, exposing fresh stone.


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Although trading in London was not policed as stringently as in the provinces, regrating (purchasing food items in bulk and selling them on in smaller quantities) was perceived as threatening the profits of shop holders.
They said they had no other means of livelihood than their craft, and accused Sarduche of forestalling and regrating "all the crude and coloured silk and other kinds of merchandise brought by aliens, thus grivously enhancing the price" (Calendar of plea: 99-106).
 
 
 
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