Definition of "hudud" [hudud]

• Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The term hudud means 'limit', implying the defined bounds of acceptable Islamic behaviour and the respective punishments for serious crimes."
• "An Egyptian-educated scholar, Nik Aziz said non-Muslims had nothing to fear from strict sharia punishments, known as hudud, and a lot to gain from them, especially Malaysia's large and wealthy ethnic Chinese minority."
• "He understands what 'hudud' is all about to the Malays."