halacha

< /Sephardic Hebrew hɑ lɑˈxɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˌhɑ lɔˈxoʊs/ for 2.

1. (often lowercase) the entire body of Jewish law and tradition comprising the laws of the Bible, the oral law as transcribed in the legal portion of the Talmud, and subsequent legal codes amending or modifying traditional precepts to conform to contemporary conditions.
2. a law or tradition established by the Halakhah.

noun

1. 1. Jewish religious law
   2. a ruling on some specific matter
2. 1. that part of the Talmud which is concerned with legal matters as distinct from homiletics
   2. Jewish legal literature in general