halitzah
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edithalitzah (plural halitzot)
- (Judaism) A rite by which a widow absolves herself of the duty of levirate marriage.
- 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1134:
- To discourage sexual attraction between brothers and sisters-in-law, later Jewish law expressed a clear preference for ḥalitzah (the ritual of the sandal) rather than levirate marriage.