mahkamah agung

Compound of mahkamah (“court”) +‎ agung (“supreme”), previously pengadilan agung (1942-1945), a calque from Japanese 最高法院(さいこうほういん) (saikōhōin, “supreme court”), term used in East Asia, except for Japanese home islands, 最高裁判所(さいこうさいばんしょ) (saikōsaibansho). Continuation of Dutch hooggerechtshof and Japanese 最高法院(さいこうほういん) (saikōhōin, “supreme court”).

mahkamah agung (first-person possessive mahkamah agungku, second-person possessive mahkamah agungmu, third-person possessive mahkamah agungnya)

1. (law) supreme court: a court of law which represents the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction.

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• “mahkamah agung” 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.