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takzir

takzir is the alternative form of tazir.

Meaning of tazir

Noun

tazir (uncountable)

  1. (Islamic law) 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.

Origin of takzir

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

Questions about takzir

What is takzir the alternative form of?
Takzir is the alternative form of tazir.

Words near takzir in the dictionary

  1. takyehs
  2. takyr
  3. takyrs
  4. takyé
  5. takyés
  6. takzir
  7. takīyah
  8. takīyahs
  9. Tal
  10. Tal al-Rabi'
  11. tal qual

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Adapted from Wiktionary: takzir (page history and authors); tazir (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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