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kinyan

kinyan noun: a legal agreement.

Noun

kinyan (plural kinyanim)

  1. (Judaism) A legal agreement.
    • An abstract kinyan has absolutely no validity in halacha. A kinyan has to stipulate how much, what and where. Thus, the Lieberman clause requiring the couple to "accept the authority of the Conservative bet din" is meaningless in halacha and invalid.2001 July 23, BAC...@vms.huji.ac.il, “Need the strictest rabbi I can find.”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Forms of kinyan

pluralkinyanim

Origin of kinyan

Borrowed from Hebrew קִנְיָן.

Questions about kinyan

What does kinyan mean?
Kinyan means a legal agreement.
What part of speech is kinyan?
Kinyan is a noun.
What is the plural of kinyan?
The plural of kinyan is kinyanim.

Words near kinyan in the dictionary

  1. Kinuso
  2. Kinvara
  3. Kinver
  4. Kinvig
  5. Kinwick
  6. kinyan
  7. Kinyarwanda
  8. Kinyon
  9. Kinyons
  10. Kinyoun stain
  11. Kinypanial

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