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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fatwa /ˈfatwɑː/

▶noun an authoritative ruling on a point of Islamic law.

– origin C17: from Arab. fatwā, from 'aftā ‘decide a point of law’.

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