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Jirga

UK/ˈdʒɪəɡə/ US/ˈdʒiɹɡə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders

  • “most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police”

Origin

Borrowed from Pashto جرګه (jərga).

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