Sumptuary laws (from Latin sūmptuāriae lēgēs) are laws that try to regulate consumption. Black's Law Dictionary defines them as "Laws made for the purpose...

fabrications in his writings, the most notable of which was the 2006 Iranian sumptuary law controversy. Shaul Bakhash, a historian in Mideast history at George...

such as the escoffion, or other luxury clothing items, was dictated by sumptuary laws which controlled the over-expenditure on luxury items and also maintained...

schoolteachers and teenagers. In its first four years, over 10,000 people, mostly law enforcement officers, underwent tolerance training at the facility. In April...

century, although the hat seems to have been much more widely worn. Sumptuary laws covering prostitutes were introduced (following Ancient Roman precedent)...

for Jews: Law would require non-Muslim insignia' by Iranian in exile Amir Taheri alleging that the Iranian parliament had passed a sumptuary law mandating...

rights. Clothing laws varies by country. Fashion has long been subject to legal regulation throughout history, from sumptuary laws that limit who can...

particular, sumptuary laws in the royal capital were exceedingly strict and the most elaborate in character. For instance, sumptuary laws forbade ordinary...

formalised their provision as a civic and religious duty. His revision of sumptuary law capped private and public expenditure on munera, claiming to save the...

licenses granted are non-transferable and cannot be sold. Law of Massachusetts Sumptuary law "Alcoholic Beverages License General Information". Alcoholic...