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trac·tate

(trăk′tāt′)

A treatise; an essay.

[Latin tractātus; see tract².]

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tractate

(ˈtrækteɪt)

1. (Journalism & Publishing) a short tract; treatise

2. (Judaism) Judaism one of the volumes of the Talmud

[C15: from Latin tractātus, from tractāre to handle; see tractable]

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trac•tate

(ˈtræk teɪt)

n.

1. a treatise; essay.

2. any of the books of the Talmud.

[1425–75; < Medieval Latin tractātus, derivative of Latintractā(re) to handle, treat (frequentative of trahere to draw)]

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In Jerusalem, Rabbis for Human Rights issued a statement saying, "Many Israelis will quote from the Talmudic Tractate Sanhedrin, 'When somebody is coming to kill you, get up earlier and kill him first.' However, few are aware of how the Talmud continues, teaching us only to use the minimum necessary force and drawing a sharp contrast between defending ourselves against those attacking us, and harming an innocent third-party.