kejaksaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed jaksa +‎ ke- -an. Attested since Japanese occupation period as translation of Japanese 檢察局(けんさつきょく) (kensatsukyoku, “prosecutor office”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəd͡ʒak̚ˈsaan]
  • Rhymes: -an, -n
  • Hyphenation: kê‧jak‧sa‧an

Noun

kêjaksaan (plural kejaksaan-kejaksaan)

  1. (law) prosecutor office, procuratorate, procuracy
  2. (law) prosecution power

Alternative forms

  • kedjaksaan (pre-1967 Indonesian)

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