sharia law

English

Noun

sharia law (countable and uncountable, plural sharia laws)

  1. (uncountable, Islam) An Islamic legal system, based upon the Qur'an, hadith, and tafsir and subsequently modified and interpreted by Islamic judges.
    • 2008 Dominic Casciani, Q&A: Sharia law explained, BBC:
      Sharia law is Islam's legal system
  2. (countable, Islam) Any of the laws in this system.

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