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noun
Punishment for offenses at the discretion of the judge or ruler of the state; one of three major types of punishments or sanctions under sharia law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: Islamic law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Arabic تَعْزِير (taʕzīr). Doublet of takzir.
