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POVERTY CYCLE

\pˈɒvəti sˈa͡ɪkə͡l], \pˈɒvəti sˈa‍ɪkə‍l], \p_ˈɒ_v_ə_t_i s_ˈaɪ_k_əl]\

Definitions of POVERTY CYCLE

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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A situation in which poverty can never be removed (endlessly continued). Once a person/ entity falls below the line of poverty, a set of different events begin to take place that will prevent them from ever rising above it.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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