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Sharia

American  
[shuh-ree-uh, shah-ree-ah] / ʃəˈri ə, ʃɑˈri ɑ /
Or Shariah,

noun

Islam.

  1. law, seen as deriving from the Quran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas.

sharia British  
/ ʃəˈriːə /

noun

  1. the body of canonical law based on the Koran that lays down certain duties and penalties for Muslims

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Etymology

Origin of Sharia

First recorded in 1855–60; from Arabic sharīʿah “law,” from sharaʿa “to prescribe”

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