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Halacha

Ha·la·cha [ h laa kh, haa lkhə ] or Ha·la·kha [ h laa kh, haa lkhə ] or Ha·la·khah [ h laa kh, haa lkhə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
Jewish law: the body of Jewish law beginning with the Pentateuch, developed by the rabbis

[Mid-19th century. < Hebrew hă lāḵāh "law"]
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