hukum sipil

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of hukum (“law”) +‎ sipil (“civil (law)”), calque of Dutch burgerlijk recht (“civil law”).

Noun

hukum sipil (first-person possessive hukum sipilku, second-person possessive hukum sipilmu, third-person possessive hukum sipilnya)

1. (law, obsolete) civil law

   Synonym: hukum perdata

Synonyms

• undang-undang sivil (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “hukum sipil” 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.