Ritual slaughter

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' (also or , ) is a set of dietary laws dealing with the foods that Jewish people are permitted to eat and how those foods must be prepared according to Jewish religious law. Food that may be consumed is deemed kosher' ( in English, ), from the Ashkenazi pronunciation of the term that in Sephardi or Modern Hebrew is pronounced kashér (), meaning "fit" (in this context: "fit for consumption"). Food that may not be consumed is deemed treif ( in English, ), also spelled treyf (). In case of objects the opposite of kosher is pasúl ( in English, Yiddish: פָּסוּל).

ritual animal sacrifice in Islam

animal whose handling and/or consumption is considered taboo in a given religion

thumb|A ritual slaughter in Esna, Egypt, 1926

thumb|Photograph of Sikh soldiers performing a jhatka slaughter, ca.1914–16

butcher of cattle and poultry associated with the religious traditions of the Jewish community

practice of slaughtering an animal in the context of a ritual

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