akuisens
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English acquiescence, from French acquiescence.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /akuˈisɛns/ [a.kuˈi.sɛns]
- Rhymes: -isɛns
- Syllabification: a‧ku‧i‧sens
Noun
[edit]akuisens (plural akuisens-akuisens)
- acquiescence:
- (politics) a silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
- (law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
Further reading
[edit]- “akuisens” 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.