Enactment No. 4 of 1992
SYARIAH CRIMINAL (NEGERI SEMBILAN) ENACTMENT 1992
"muabbad" means a marriage forbidden permanently;
"muncikari" means a person who acts as a procurer between a female and a male for the purpose of prostitution or other purposes contrary to Hukum Syarak;
"musahaqah" means sexual relations between a woman and a woman;
"preparatory to illicit intercourse" means acts between a man and a woman that would lead to illicit sexual intercourse;
"public servant" has the same meaning assigned thereto under section 21 of the Penal Code [F.M.S. Cap. 45.];
"qazaf" means accusing illicit sexual intercourse against a person;
"rairu muabbad" means a marriage temporarily forbidden;
"sumbang" means an act or series of acts which is contrary to Hukum Syarak between a man and a woman who are forbidden from marrying each other;
"syubhah intercourse" means intercourse between a man and a woman performed under an erroneous belief that the marriage was valid whereas in actual fact the marriage was invalid (fasid);
"takfir" means declaring a Muslim as infidel (kafir).
(3) For the avoidance of doubt as to the identity or interpretation of the words and expressions used in this Enactment that are listed in the Schedule, reference may be made to the Arabic script form for those words and expressions as shown against them therein.
(4) If any doubt or difficulty arises in the interpretation of any words or expressions relating to Islamic Law, it shall be the discretion of the Court to determine the meaning of such word or expression.