jaksa agung

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of jaksa (“prosecutor”) +‎ agung (“supreme”), calque of Dutch procureur-generaal.

Noun

jaksa agung (first-person possessive jaksa agungku, second-person possessive jaksa agungmu, third-person possessive jaksa agungnya)

1. (law) attorney general, prosecutor general.

Synonyms

• peguam negara (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Related terms

• kejaksaan agung

 

Further reading

• “jaksa agung” 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.