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fatwa (fät′wä)

noun

  1. Islam a religious and legal decree or edict issued by a council of religious leaders
  2. loosely a death sentence imposed through, or as through, such a decree

Etymology: Ar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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