Ona'ah

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, in halachic terms it describes unfair pricing.[3]

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

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