| NOUN | group | hawala | an underground banking system based on trust whereby money can be made available internationally without actually moving it or leaving a record / record of the transaction |
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| Meaning | An underground banking system based on trust whereby money can be made available internationally without actually moving it or leaving a record / record of the transaction. | |
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| Example | "terrorists make extensive use of hawala" | |
| Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
| Broader | banking industry, banking system | banks collectively |
| Spanish | hawala | |
| Catalan | hawala | |
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