dakwaan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed dakwa + -an. Semantic loan from Dutch beschuldiging.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daʔˈwaan/
- Rhymes: -an, -n
- Hyphenation: dak‧wa‧an
Noun
dakwaan (plural dakwaan-dakwaan, first-person possessive dakwaanku, second-person possessive dakwaanmu, third-person possessive dakwaannya)
- (law) indictment: An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury.
Synonyms
- pertuduhan (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
- dakwaan alternatif
- dakwaan kumulatif
- dakwaan primer
- dakwaan rancu
- dakwaan subsider
Further reading
- “dakwaan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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