Halacha

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Halacha \Ha*la"cha\ (h[.a]*l[aum]"k[.a]), n.; pl. {Halachoth}
     (-k[=o]th). [Heb. hal[=a]ch[=a]h.]
     The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one
     of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See {Midrash}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Halacha
       n : Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the
           interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures [syn:
            {Halakah}, {Halaka}]