Mutawa'een

Mutawa'een
noun
religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded
Syn: ↑Mutawa
Hypernyms: ↑police, ↑police force, ↑constabulary, ↑law

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