mesirah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act by which one Jew reports the conduct of another Jew to a non-rabbinic authority in a manner prescribed by Rabbinic Law.

Word forms

mesirah mesira

Etymology

From Hebrew מְסִירָה f (m'sira, “a turning over”).

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