fatwa
(fät′wä)
noun
- Islam a religious and legal decree or edict issued by a council of religious leaders
- loosely a death sentence imposed through, or as through, such a decree
Origin:
Ar
See fatwa in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun A legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar.
Origin:
Origin: Arabic fatwā, legal opinion; see ptw in Semitic roots
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