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hudud

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Noun1.hudud - Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes
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Islamic law, sharia, sharia law, shariah, shariah law - the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state"
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He said that although the Islamic laws fixed between 40 to 80 canings for alcohol consumption, the Syariah Court had no jurisdiction to impose hudud sentences.
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His government began to implement Sharia, or Islamic law, by enforcing the Hudud Ordinance.
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If the PAS-led coalition were to attempt to implement hudud (Islamic criminal law) in Kedah, for example, it is hard to imagine that this would have no consequences for the stability of the PR coalition government in Perak, where the DAP dominates and where the formation of an opposition government was particularly difficult (Berita Harian, March 15, 2008).
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