An Anglo-Indian term from the colonial period referring to established custom, practice, or legal precedent, particularly in the context of land tenure and administrative proceedings. Derived from Arabic through Urdu, it denoted what was customarily done or what local practice dictated. Largely archaic outside historical and legal scholarship.
The collector noted in his report that mamool in that district permitted the practice, whatever the written code said.
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(India, archaic) or legal precedent.
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