qazf

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَذْف (qaḏf)

Noun

qazf (uncountable)

  1. (Islam) False accusation of adultery (zina).
    • 1984, Keith Hodkinson, Muslim Family Law: A Sourcebook:
      It may amount to qazf to impute zina to a deceased person...
    • 1985, International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Ethnic Studies Report:
      Nor has one heard of anyone being flogged for qazf under this Ordinance.
    • 1992, Asia Watch Committee, Double Jeopardy: Police Abuse of Women in Pakistan:
      The maximum punishment for Qazf is 80 lashes and must be proven by the testimony of two pious Muslim male witnesses, except when the accused is non-Muslim.