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Definition of halal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

halal

adjective
 
/həˈlæl/,
 
/həˈlɑːl/
 
/həˈlæl/,
 
/həˈlɑːl/
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  1. (of meat) from an animal that has been killed according to Islamic law
    • halal meat
    • a halal butcher (= one who sells halal meat)
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2, Religion and festivalsc2
  2. acceptable according to Islamic law see also haramTopics Religion and festivalsc2
    3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Arabic ḥalāl ‘according to religious law’.
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