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halal adjective

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Definition

describes meat from an animal that has been killed in the way that is demanded by Islamic law, or someone who sells this meat
halal meat
a halal butcher

(Definition of halal adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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