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This page gives 100 Indonesian words on “Law, justice and administration”. The full topic holds 172 in the KoKo app: 68 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 43 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Indonesian vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Indonesian vocabulary: law and justice

The law, the court, the lawyer, forms and official papers: legal and administrative vocabulary in Indonesian.

Here are 100 Indonesian words on “Law, justice and administration”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Indonesian	English
banding	appealNoun, the challenge lodged with a higher court
surat perintah penangkapan	arrest warrant
akta kelahiran	birth certificate
kerja sosial	community service
pengaduan	complaint
konstitusi	constitution
kontrak	contract
hak cipta	copyright
pengadilan tinggi	court of appeal
penahanan sementara polisi	custody
batas waktu	deadline
keputusan pemerintah	decree
pembelaan	defence
terdakwa	defendant
dokumen	document
kartu tanda penduduk	identity card
penyelidikan	investigation
putusan	judgment
juri	jury
hukum	law
peraturan daerah	local order
pembunuhan	murder
polisi	police
penjara	prison
prosedur	procedure
penolakan	refusal
peraturan	regulation
aturan	rule
pasal undang-undang	section of law
hukuman	sentence
tanda tangan	signature
nomor jaminan sosial	social security number
undang-undang	statute
pajak	tax
pencurian	theft
menuntut secara hukum	to sue
balai kota	town hall
perdagangan gelap	trafficking
persidangan	trial
saksi	witnessNoun, the person who saw or heard the facts

Level 2: medium 35 words

Indonesian	English
amendemen	amendment
penangkapan	arrest
penyerangan	assault
uang jaminan pengadilan	bail
yurisprudensi	case law
dakwaan	charge
pegawai negeri	civil servant
santunan	compensation
vonis	conviction
korupsi	corruption
ganti rugi	damages
kartu keluarga	family record book
kasasi	final appeal
denda	fine
formulir	form
pelecehan	harassment
kerugian yang diderita	harm suffered
sidang	hearing
tidak bersalah	innocent
penyidikan	judicial investigation
mediasi	mediation
paspor	passport
kantor gubernur wilayah	prefecture
merek terdaftar	registered trademark
penipuan	scam
penyitaan	seizure
bantuan sosial	social benefit
batas waktu menurut hukum	statutory deadline
tersangka	suspect
hukuman percobaan	suspended sentence
kesaksian	testimony
mendakwa	to accuse
mengajukan	to file
menandatangani	to sign
putusan akhir	verdict

Level 3: hard 25 words

Indonesian	English
pembebasan dari tuduhan	acquittal
pembobolan rumah	burglary
sidang tertutup	closed session
pidato pembelaan	closing argument
pengakuan	confession
loket	counter
kejahatan siber	cybercrime
musyawarah putusan	deliberation
ekstradisi	extradition
denda tetap	fixed penalty
keberatan administratif	informal appeal
bantuan hukum	legal aid
biaya lisensi	licence fee
keadaan yang meringankan	mitigating circumstance
penyelesaian di luar pengadilan	out of court
pembebasan bersyarat	parole
surat kuasa	power of attorney
tuntutan jaksa	prosecution speech
interogasi	questioning
pencabutan undang-undang	repeal
penggeledahan	search of premises
dokumen pendukung	supporting document
mengesahkan	to certify
memberitahukan secara resmi	to notify
menyesuaikan dengan aturan	to regularise

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How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Indonesian words on “Law, justice and administration”. The full topic holds 172 in the KoKo app: 68 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 43 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Indonesian vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

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