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Law Vocabulary The Translation of Popular Legal Terms in English and Indonesian
Law Vocabulary The Translation of Popular Legal Terms in English and Indonesian
Umum
Mahkamah Agung = Supreme Court
Ketua Pengadilan = Chairman Court / Chief Court
Wakil Ketua Pengadilan = Vice Chairman Court / Vice Chief Court
Hakim = Judge
Juru Sita = Bailiff
Panitera Pengganti = Surrogating Clerk
Pengacara / Penasehat Hukum = A Lawyer/ Advocate
PTUN = A Civil Court
Kedudukan Hukum = Legal Standing
Uji Materil = Judicial Review
Constitutional Review = Uji Undang-Undang Dasar
Peninjauan Kembali/ PK = Judicial Review
An Appeal = Banding
Putusan (Hakim) = Verdict, Judgement
Peradilan = Trial
Batal demi Hukum = Null and Void
Draf / Rancangan Undang-Undang (RUU) = A Bill
Diskriminasi Positif = Affirmative Actions
Threshold = Ambang batas
Access to Justice = Sama rata sama rasa
Undang-undang Dasar Negara Republik Indonesia = Constitution of the
Republic of Indonesia
Undang-undang = Act, Law
Peraturan Pemerintah = Government Ordinance/ Regulation
Keputusan Presiden = Presidential Decree
Keputusan Menteri =Ministerial Decree
Surat Edaran = Circular Letter
Nota Dinas = Internal Memo (Memorandum)
Amandemen = Amendment
Pasal = Article / Paragraph
Ayat = Section / Subsection
Lembaran Negara = State Gazette, Statute Book
Atas nama = PP (Per Procurationem = Bahasa Latin)/ On behalf of
Plh. (pelaksana harian) = acting / on duty
Plt. (pelaksana tugas) = Ad interim / Caretaker/ Acting official
AD/ART = Memorandum of Association/ Articles of Association
“…dinyatakan dicabut dan tidak berlaku.” = “…are revoked and ceased…”
“…sampai batas waktu yang tidak ditentukan.” = “…until further notice.”
Diundangkan = promulgated
“Peraturan ini berlaku mulai…” = “This regulation comes into effect…”
Supremasi Hukum = Rule of Law
Penegakan Hukum = Law Enforcement
Peraturan Perundangan = Legislation
Menyerang integritas dan impartialitas pengadilan = Scandalising the
Court
Menghalangi jalannya penyelenggaraan peradilan = Obstructing Justice
Perbuatan-perbuatan penghinaan terhadap pengadilan dilakukan dengan
cara pemberitahuan/publikasi = Sub-Judice Rule
Sidang Senat / Dengar Pendapat = Senate Hearing/ Hearing
Pajak Penghasilan (PPh) = Income Tax/ Payroll Tax
Pajak Pertambahan Nilai (PPN) = Value Added Tax (VAT)/ GST = Good &
Service Tax
PNBP = Non-Tax Income/ Revenue
Pidana
Hukum Pidana = Penal Law / Criminal Law
Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana (KUHP) = Criminal Code
Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Acara Pidana (KUHAP) = Criminal Code
Procedure
Tersangka = A Suspect
Terdakwa = Charged
Minor offences = Tipiring (Tindak Pidana Ringan)
Perbuatan tercela/ penghinaan/Pertentangan hukum = Contempt of court
Justice Collaborator = Saksi pelaku yang bekerja sama
District Attorney = Jaksa Wilayah
Jaksa Agung = Attorney General
Jaksa = Prosecutor / Attorney
Pelapor Tindak Pidana / Perdata = Whistle blower
Pembuktian Terbalik = Shifting burden of proof
Hukuman Mati = A Death Sentence / Death Penalty
Hukuman Seumur Hidup = A Life Sentence / Life Imprisonment
Pidana Kurungan = Detention, Custody
Pidana Penjara = Imprisonment
Praperadilan = Pretrial
Berlaku surut = Retroactive
Orang yg menutupi kasus kejahatan = an accomplice
Putusan Bebas (Hakim) =Acquittal
Bebas bersyarat = Parole
BAP = Investigation & Interrogation Report
Praduga Tak Bersalah = Presumption of Innocence
Bebas Bersyarat = Parole
Bebas dengan Jaminan / Jaminan / Tebusan = On Bail
Berperilaku tercela dan tidak pantas di Pengadilan = Misbehaving in Court
Tidak mentaati perintah-perintah pengadilan = Disobeying Court Orders
Pengembalian aset tindak pidana = Stolen Asset Recovery
Perdata
Hukum Perdata = Civil Law
Gugatan = Lawsuit/ Claim
Jawaban =
Tergugat / Terdakwa = A Defendant
Penggugat = A Claimant / Plaintiff
NPWP = Tax Registration Number
Akta Pendirian = Deed Establishment
Akta Lahir = Birth Certificate
Akta Perkawinan = Marriage Certificate
Akta Tanah = Land Title Deed
PPAT (Pejabat Pembuat Akta Tanah) = Land Deed Official
HGB (Hak Guna Bangunan) = Building Rights Title
SHM (Sertifikat Hak Milik) = Freehold Title
HGU (Hak Guna Usaha) = Cultivation Rights Title
Eksekusi/Tindakan Pengosongan Rumah/Gedung = Eviction
Surat Kuasa = Power of Attorney (pelimpahan wewenang seseorang
kepada orang lain)
Surat Kuasa Penuh = Full Powers (pelimpahan wewenang negara kepada
pejabat negara dalam melakukan perjanjian internasional)