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Definition of: halacha
(hä′lä·khä′, Hebrew hä·lô′khô) noun plural ·choth (-khōth)
In the Talmud, Jewish traditional law embracing minute precepts not found in the written law; the legal part of the Midrash. Compare HAGGADAH. Also ha′la·kah′. [<Hebrew halakāh a rule to go by <hālak walk, go]
—ha·lach·ic (hə·lak′ik) adjective
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