Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 20, 2010 00:06
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Arabic term
الدية
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Anthropology
I am translating part of a book on Tribalism in the third world. This term is heavily used throughout the text, I have the definition (see below) but I am curious to hear what you would call it as I am having a hard time finding an appropriate word.
الدية هي المقابل المادي- أي النقدي أو العيني - يدفع مقابل التنازل عن حق الثأر أو اعمال القاعدة التي تنص على العين بالعين و السن بالسن
الدية هي المقابل المادي- أي النقدي أو العيني - يدفع مقابل التنازل عن حق الثأر أو اعمال القاعدة التي تنص على العين بالعين و السن بالسن
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| 5 +3 | wergild |
samah A. fattah
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| 4 +5 | blood money |
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Oct 21, 2010 17:50: samah A. fattah Created KOG entry
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samah A. fattah
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Beyond the language barrier
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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wergild
In Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law, a price set upon a person's life on the basis of rank and paid as compensation by the family of a slayer to the kindred or lord of a slain person to free the culprit of further punishment or obligation and to prevent a blood feud.
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Comment: "Thanks Samah"
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France
France
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France
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blood money
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Maia Tabet
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Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
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macyemen
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Ayman Hemeida
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Mohammad Gornas
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