qazf

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noun

False accusation of adultery (zina).

OriginArabic قَذْف →
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Meanings

nounqazf (uncountable)

alternative qadhf

  1. uncountableIslamFalse accusation of adultery (zina).

    It may amount to qazf to impute zina to a deceased person...

    1984, Keith Hodkinson, Muslim Family Law: A Sourcebook
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    Nor has one heard of anyone being flogged for qazf under this Ordinance.

    1985, International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Ethnic Studies Report

    The maximum punishment for Qazf is 80 lashes and must be proven by the testimony of two pious Muslim male witnesses, except when the accused is non-Muslim.

    1992, Asia Watch Committee, Double Jeopardy: Police Abuse of Women in Pakistan

Origin

  1. Arabicقَذْف
  2. Arabicقَذْف
  3. Englishqazf

Borrowed from Arabic قَذْف (qaḏf).

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