Fet·wah n.  A written decision of a Turkish mufti some point of law; also applied to opinions by certain other Islamic religious authorities on points of Islamic law, such as in Iran. [Also spelled fatwah and fatwa.]
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  fatwah
       n : (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic
           scholar; "bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon
           Muslims to take up arms against the United States"