Halacha \Ha*la"cha\, n.; pl. {Halachoth}(?) [Heb. hal[=a]ch[=a]h.] The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See {Midrash}.
Halacha n : Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures [syn: {Halakah}, {Halaka}]