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diyat (for A. دیة , inf. n. of ودي 'to make retribution'), s.f. The law of retaliation; paying a mulct or compensation for manslaughter or maiming, price of blood, blood-wite (in cases of murder it is exacted when the homicide is committed in any other way than with sword, dagger, etc.).
Origin: Persian