Agunah (plural: Agunot) – A woman who is “chained” to her marriage due to her husband’s refusal or inability to give her a Get
Beit Din (also: Beis Din or Beth Din; plural: Batei Din) – A Jewish court with three rabbis
Dayan (plural: Dayanim) – A rabbinic judge in Beit Din
Din Torah (also: Dinei Torah) – A formal proceeding in Beit Din
Get – A document that formally ends a marriage under Jewish law
Halacha (also: Halakha) – Jewish law
Heter Arkaos (also: Heter Arkaot) – A document that gives you permission to petition a civil court instead of a Beit Din
Ketubah – A Jewish marriage contract that specifies a husband’s responsibilities to his wife
Mamzer (plural: Mamzerim) – An illegitimate child born of a religiously forbidden relationship
Mesader Gittin – A rabbi who officiates the Get ceremony
Ptur – A document issued by a Beit Din after the Get ceremony which serves as proof that a man and woman are divorced under Jewish law
Seruv – An order of contempt from Beit Din
Shtar Berurin – An agreement to arbitrate, or settle your case, in Beit Din
Sofer (also: Sopher) – The scribe who drafts the Get
Zabla - A Beit Din panel created to hear a single case