| Bedikah | Halachic examination or inspection |
| Chalaf | The instrument of surgical sharpness used to perform shechita |
| Shechita | The Jewish religious humane method of slaughtering animals and poultry for food |
| Shechted | Slaughtered according to the Jewish religious humane method of slaughtering animals and poultry for food |
| Shochet (plural Shochtim) | The person who performs shechita, qualified with a thorough knowledge of Jewish law, animal anatomy and pathology and licensed by both religious and civic authorities |
| Treifa (plural treifos) | Literally ‘torn’, generally used to denote non-kosher food |
