Obese wife given a judicial opinion (5)
I believe the answer is:
fatwa
'judicial opinion' is the definition.
'fatwa' can be an answer for 'opinion' (I have seen 'Islamic opinion' mean 'fatwa' so perhaps 'opinion' could also mean 'fatwa'). I am unsure of the 'judicial' bit.
'obese wife given a' is the wordplay.
'obese' becomes 'fat' (similar in meaning).
'wife' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fat'+'w'+'a'='FATWA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fatwa that I've seen before include "death sentence?" , "Ruling by Islamic religious leader, say Ayatollah" , "Legal decision by Islamic religious leader" , "Ruling by Islamic religious leader, as on Salman Rushdie" , "threat" .)