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 halachich terms it describes unfair pricing.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Dembitz, Lewis N. "ONA'AH ("overreaching")". JewishEncyclopedia.co. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  2. ↑ "ONA'AH". Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ http://businesshalacha.com/en/folder-money-matters/unfair-pricing

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Jewish Encyclopedia. 1901–1906.