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jirga

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Noun

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

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "jirga":
jerky jerez jerk jirga
Words contain "jirga":
jirga loya jirga
Words contain "jirga" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
jirga loya jirga

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