noun
or ha·la·chah or ha·la·cha häˈläḵä, ˌhäläˈḵä, həˈläkə
( plural ha·la·kahs -ḵäz, -kəz ; or ha·la·koth or ha·la·choth häˈläˌḵōth, ˌhäläˈḵōth, -ōt, -ōs)
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Hebrew hălākhāh, literally, way
: the body of Jewish oral laws supplementing written law or both oral and written law together or any particular law or custom prescribed by the legal codices