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خُلْعٌ خلع خلعة [accord. to the S, and app. accord. to the K, and inf. n., (see خَلَعَ ا@مْرَأَتَهُ,) or] a simple subst., signifying (tropical:) The act of divorcing a wife (Az, Mgh, Msb) for a ransom given by her, (Msb,) or for her property given by her as a ransom to release her from her husband, (Az, Mgh, TA,) or for a gift, or a compensation, from her; or from another: (K: see 1:) IAth says that it annuls the return to the wife unless by means of a new contract: accord. to EshSháfi'ee, there is a difference of opinion respecting it; whether it be an annulment of the marriage, or a divorcement: [if the latter, it is not irrevocable unless preceded by two divorcements:] sometimes it is called by the latter term. (TA.) [See also خُلْعَةٌ.]
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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