hawala
Noun
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An underground banking system based on trust whereby money can be made available internationally without actually moving it or leaving a record of the transaction (synset 108439204)
"terrorists make extensive use of hawala"referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fearis a type of: banking industry, banking system - banks collectively
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