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talaq

ta·laq [ ta lk ]


noun 
Definition:
 
Islamic mode of divorce: in Islamic law, divorce of a man from his wife by a verbal repudiation of her in front of witnesses, during which he repeats the Arabic word "ṭalak" three times

[Late 18th century. < Arabic ṭalaḳ< ṭalaḳas "repudiate somebody"]
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