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تحكّم

Root: حكم

Form: 5

Full Definition

تحكّمV He did [or decided] according to his own judgment, or did what he judged fit, respecting it, or in it: or he had authority to judge, give judgment, pass sentence, or decide judicially, respecting it; as also فيه: each is quasi-pass. of حَكَّمَهُ; the former regular, and the latter irregular: or the former signifies he pretended to have authority to judge, &c. You say, عَلَىَّ فِى مَالِى He had authority over me to judge, &c., respecting my property.
2 See also 2.
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