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tazir

tazir noun: 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.

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.

Forms of tazir

alternative formtazeer
alternative formtakzir

Origin of tazir

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

Questions about tazir

What does tazir mean?
Tazir means 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.
What part of speech is tazir?
Tazir is a noun.

Words near tazir in the dictionary

  1. tazi
  2. tazia
  3. tazias
  4. tazing
  5. taziprinone
  6. tazir
  7. tazis
  8. Tazlina
  9. Tazlău
  10. Tazlăul Mare
  11. Tazlăul Sărat

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