- hudood
- nounIslamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes• Syn: ↑hudud• Hypernyms: ↑shariah, ↑shariah law, ↑sharia, ↑sharia law, ↑Islamic law
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