mesirah
Meanings
noun
- 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
Etymology
From Hebrew מְסִירָה f (m'sira, “a turning over”).
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