1. religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded; [syn: Mutawa'een, Mutawa]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Mutawa
n 1: religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure
strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders
may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded
[syn: Mutawa'een, Mutawa]