Definition of "halachah" [halachah]

• A traditional law deduced from the Bible; a law or rule regarding a matter or case on which there is no direct enactment in the Mosaic law, derived by analogy from this law, and included in the Mishna as a binding precept. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Wheat and barley, which are basic staples, are compared to Jewish law, "halachah" in Hebrew, which literally means "the way we walk.""
• "It's a spiritual energy that doesn't belong exclusively to women, and can be creatively embraced within halachah."
• "Legally, Jewish identity is defined both by halachah Jewish law and by the Israeli Supreme court according to the status of the child's mother: if the mother is Jewish, the child is Jewish."