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Had crime

Had crime

9.9
A very serious crime in Islamic law with fixed punishments in the Qur'an such as theft or adultery
  • noun
  • NSFW
translation icon : crimen Had
  • Under Islamic law, a Had crime such as theft carries a predetermined penalty.

Examples

  • The judge explained that the punishment for a Had crime is outlined in the Qur'an.

  • Apostasy is considered a Had crime in some interpretations of Sharia law.

  • The Had crime of theft is severely punished in Islamic law.

  • In many countries, Had crimes are treated with strict penalties.

  • Apostasy is considered a Had crime in some interpretations of Sharia law.

  • The judge explained that the punishment for a Had crime is outlined in the Qur'an.

  • Under Islamic law, a Had crime such as theft carries a predetermined penalty.

Synonyms

hudud
vsHad crime
  • Specialized
9.9

Fixed punishments in Islamic law for serious crimes like theft and adultery

refers to the crimes that incur those fixed penalties rather than the penalties
hudood
vsHad crime
  • Specialized
9.9

A set of limits in Islamic law that give fixed punishments for some serious crimes

focuses on the offences themselves rather than broader religious limits

Surface Forms

had crime singular
had crimes plural

Morphology

had + crime

The element 'Had' is not a familiar English lexical item (likely a transliteration of the Arabic legal term ḥadd/hudud) and does not contribute an obvious, compositional meaning with 'crime' for a B1 learner. The phrase denotes a specialized Islamic legal category with culturally specific penalties, so its meaning cannot be derived from the constituent words alone.

Etymology

Had crime comes from Arabic: Had means 'limit' or 'boundary', so Had crime names an act that crosses a fixed limit set by God. Because the Qur'an gives specific punishments for those acts, the phrase now means a very serious crime with a set penalty.