Ona'ah

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In general terms, ona'ah (Hebrew: אוֹנָאָה or Hebrew: הוֹנָאָה, lit. overreaching) refers to the Jewish laws surrounding monetary deception.^[1]^[2]

The word is used in modern Hebrew to describe fraud or embezzlement, while in halachic terms it describes unfair pricing.^[3]

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^ "ONA'AH - JewishEncyclopedia.com". www.jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
^ "Ona'ah". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
^ "Unfair Pricing | Business Halacha". businesshalacha.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.

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