عرفي

English translation: Unwritten /common-law

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Arabic term or phrase:عرفي
English translation:Unwritten /common-law
Entered by: Chakib Roula

20:40 Apr 8, 2016
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Law/Patents - Law (general)
Arabic term or phrase: عرفي
The word is not clear in the document but this is the closest possibility. It's a Moroccan divorce document:
بذكر الوكيل لما بيده من اتوكيل العرفي في اللطلاق

Is there a sample Moroccan divorce document one can refer to?
madleen
United States
Local time: 23:25
Unwritten /common-law
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Chakib Roula
Algeria
Local time: 06:25
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4Urfi
Nada Khwairah
3Unwritten /common-law
Chakib Roula
3Customary
Anders Uhlin


  

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Unwritten /common-law


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Chakib Roula
Algeria
Local time: 06:25
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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Customary


Explanation:
Like Chakib said, it's unwritten law, based on custom. That's in general Arabic terminology, and I think it means the same in Morocco.

Anders Uhlin
United Kingdom
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Urfi


Explanation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_'urfi
Urfi divorce if in Islamic context....
Civil marriage is Urfi marriage

Nada Khwairah
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 09:25
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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