'Halacha' definitions:

Definition of 'Halacha'

From: WordNet
noun
Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures [syn: Halakah, Halaka, Halacha]

Definition of 'Halacha'

From: GCIDE
  • Halacha \Ha*la"cha\ (h[.a]*l[aum]"k[.a]), n.; pl. Halachoth (-k[=o]th). [Heb. hal[=a]ch[=a]h.] The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See Midrash. [1913 Webster]