Etymology

mesirah

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Today it means: The act by which one Jew reports the conduct of another Jew to a non-rabbinic authority in a manner prescribed by Rabbinic Law. Full definition →

Hebrew מְסִירָה f
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromמְסִירָה f“a turning over”
  2. English todaymesirah

From Hebrew מְסִירָה f (m'sira, “a turning over”).

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