قَوَدٌ
Root: قود
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قَوَدٌ
The slaying of the slayer for the slain: or i. q.
قِصَاصٌ [which signifies the retaliation of slaughter, and of wounding, and of mutilation;] or slaughter for slaughter, and wounding for wounding. (TA, art. قص.) Ex. طَلَبَ القَوَدَ مِنَ القَاتِلِ [He sought retaliation upon the slayer].
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