kadi
9.9
A Muslim judge who decides cases using Islamic law
- noun
- Specialized
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cadí
- The town's kadi organized a court session to settle disputes among the villagers.
Examples
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As soon as he came back from Germany, he married a very religious girl, the daughter of a kadi, who's always veiled and never leaves the house.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Von Kluck refused to become Jewish and Ofra refused to become Christian, so the two of them went to the kadi and became Muslims, and he married them.
Fiction book (1993) -
The kadi ruled on the marriage dispute according to Islamic law.
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When faced with a legal issue, many citizens turn to the kadi for guidance.
Synonyms
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9.9
A judge who uses Islamic law in a Sharia court
identifies the judge as Muslim instead of stressing the court location
How Islamic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kadi comes from the Arabic word qadi, which means 'judge'. A kadi was the official judge in Muslim courts, so the word today means a Muslim judge who decides on matters of Islamic law.