hudud

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noun

The statutory punishments prescribed by the Quran for certain crimes, including theft, fornication, adultery, false accusation of adultery, drunkenness, and apostasy.

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Had crimehudood
OriginArabic حُدُود →
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Meanings

nounhudud pl (normally plural, singular hadd)

singular hadd · alternative hadood · alternative hadud · alternative hudood

  1. pluralplural normallyIslamThe statutory punishments prescribed by the Quran for certain crimes, including theft, fornication, adultery, false accusation of adultery, drunkenness, and apostasy.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran

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Had crime
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crimecriminal offensecriminal offence

nounIslamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes

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hudood
Broader
shariahshariah lawsharia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicحُدُود“boundaries, penalties”
  2. Englishhudud

From Arabic حُدُود (ḥudūd, “boundaries, penalties”).

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APA

hudud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hudud

MLA

“hudud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hudud. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hudud,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hudud.

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