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halacha
CIDE DICTIONARY
halacha, n. [Heb. halāchāh.].
The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See Midrash. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
halacha, n. (also Halakah) Jewish law and jurisprudence, based on the Talmud.
Derivative
Halachic adj.
Etymology
Aram. halakah law
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