English Explanatory Dictionary

tazir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Punishment for offenses at the discretion of the judge or ruler of the state; one of three major types of punishments or sanctions under sharia law.

Word forms

tazir tazeer takzir

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَعْزِير (taʕzīr). Doublet of takzir.

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