penggeledahan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed geledah +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəŋɡəleˈdahan/ [pəŋ.ɡə.leˈda.han]
• Rhymes: -ahan
• Syllabification: peng‧ge‧le‧da‧han

Noun

gêlédah (plural penggeledahan-penggeledahan)

1. (law, law enforcement) search: a process conducted by authorized agents of the law going through part or all of individual's property, looking for specific items that are related to a crime that they have reason to believe has been committed.

Derived terms

• penggeledahan badan
• penggeledahan rumah

Further reading

• “penggeledahan” 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.