HUDOOD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes

Synonyms:

hudood; hudud

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("hudood" is a kind of...):

Islamic law; sharia; sharia law; shariah; shariah law (the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed)

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