Definition of "Halacha"

Halacha

/həˈlʌhə/

noun
plural Halachot or Halachoth or Halachos or Halachas
1. A law or tradition by which Jews live. They are derived from the Torah and from later rabbinic literature.
2. A law or tradition established by the Halacha.
proper noun
1. Jewish law, taken as a whole