Ghet

Ghet in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of ghet.

Resources

See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Work
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• ghet in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• ghet in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Ghet

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Ghet :

A Jewish religious divorce, executed by the husband delivering a bill. of . divorce (which must be handwritten according to specific detailed rules) to his wife in the presence of two witnesses. In theory a ghet does not require a court procedure, but in practice it is usually executed through a court because of the many complexities of the relevant religious law.

See also extrajudicial divorce.