kejaksaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed jaksa +‎ ke- -an. Attested since Japanese occupation period as translation of Japanese 檢察局(けんさつきょく) (kensatsukyoku, “prosecutor office”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəd͡ʒak̚ˈsaan]
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: kê‧jak‧sa‧an

Noun

kêjaksaan (plural kejaksaan-kejaksaan)

1. (law) prosecutor office, procuratorate, procuracy.
2. (law) prosecution power.

Alternative forms

• kedjaksaan (pre-1967 Indonesian)

Affixed terms

• kejaksaan agung
• kejaksaan negeri
• kejaksaan tinggi

Further reading

• “kejaksaan” 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.