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| Rach·man·ism [ rákmə nìzzəm ] or rach·man·ism [ rákmə nìzzəm ] |
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U.K. exploitation of tenants by landlord: exploitation or intimidation by a landlord of tenants living in slum property
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| [Mid-20th century. After Peter Rachman (1919-1962), notoriously unscrupulous landlord in London, England, in the 1950s] |
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