Sentence examples for urf- from inspiring English sources

Tribal law (urf) continues to trump the fragile modern legal system that virtually nobody seems keen to uphold.In the past few years Mr Saleh has had to handle snakes biting him from all corners of the pit.

Nemtsov led the URF from 2000-03, when it failed to win any seats in parliamentary elections.

Although strongly opposed to Putin's anti-democratic measures, he was obliged to work with his URF colleague Chubais, who took a more deferential approach to the country's new leader.

Twenty people were later released and 20 others, including URF head Alexander Shprygin, were taken to a deportation centre from where they will be expelled from France within five days," the Union of Russian Fans said on its website on Thursday.

Tribes apply their own traditional law ('urf) and some have militias capable of keeping the national army at bay.