halacha

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Halacha
    n 1: Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the
         interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures [syn:
         {Halakah}, {Halaka}, {Halacha}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]