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| ha·lal [ hə ll ] |
adjective |
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1. ritually slaughtered: describes meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the ritual way prescribed by Islamic law
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2. of halal meat: relating to halal meat
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noun |
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meat from ritually slaughtered animals: meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the ritual way prescribed by Islamic law
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transitive verb (past and past participle ha·lalled, present participle ha·lal·ling, 3rd person present singular ha·lals) |
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slaughter animals ritually: to slaughter animals for meat in the ritual way prescribed by Islamic law
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| [Mid-19th century. < Arabic ḥalāl "lawful"] |