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Beth Din|beɪt ˈdiːn|
Also Beth-Din, Bethdin.
[Heb. bēth house, dīn judgement.]
A Jewish court composed of the Chief Rabbi and two or more assistants, responsible for matters of Jewish ecclesiastical law and the settlement of disputes between Jews.
1795William Scott in J. Haggard Rep. Cases Consist. Crt. (1822) I. 244 The Answers of the Bethdin to the Questions proposed by the Court. 1897Daily News 30 Jan. 3/3 Are you in competition with the Chief Rabbi in his Court the Beth Din? 1928Sunday Dispatch 30 Dec. 7/2 Should the proceedings of London's Jewish House of Judgment—the Beth-Din—be kept secret? |