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taʿzīr

Islamic law
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  • pillory
    punishment
    / Punishment in Islamic law

    …in Islamic law are called taʿzīr crimes (discretionary crimes), and their punishment is left to the discretion of the qāḍī (judge), whose options are often limited to traditional forms (imprisonment or corporal punishment) but who may also feel obliged to enforce punishments dictated by local customs and mores. The imposition…

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    …in Islamic law are called taʿzīr crimes (discretionary crimes), and their punishment is left to the discretion of the qāḍī (judge), whose options are often limited to traditional forms (imprisonment or corporal punishment) but who may also feel obliged to enforce punishments dictated by local customs and mores. The imposition…

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