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qisas

qisas noun: under sharia law, the principle of retaliation in kind, or retributive justice.

Noun

qisas (uncountable)

  1. Under sharia law, the principle of retaliation in kind, or retributive justice.

Origin of qisas

From Arabic قِصَاص (qiṣāṣ).

Questions about qisas

What does qisas mean?
Qisas means under sharia law, the principle of retaliation in kind, or retributive justice.
What part of speech is qisas?
Qisas is a noun.

Words near qisas in the dictionary

  1. qirats
  2. Qirghiz
  3. qirsh
  4. qirshes
  5. qis
  6. qisas
  7. Qishan
  8. qishlaq
  9. qishlaqs
  10. Qishon
  11. qishta

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