what is sumptuary laws
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The sumptuary laws (from Latin sumptuāriae lēgēs) are laws that attempted to regulate consumption; Black's Law Dictionary defines them as "Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance, particularly against inordinate expenditures in the matter of apparel, food, furniture, etc."
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the last which tried to control the behaviour of those considered socially inferior ,preventing them from wearing certain clothes consuming certain food and beverages
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