esprit des lois
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from French esprit des lois (“spirit of the law”).
Noun
[edit]- spirit of the law: the intention of why the law was enforced.
- Synonym: semangat hukum
Further reading
[edit]- “esprit des lois” 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.